United States v. Larsen

Opinion of the Court

Upon his plea of guilty, a special court-martial convicted accused for an unauthorized absence and a pass offense, violations of Articles 86 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886 and 934, respectively. He was sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, partial forfeitures and confinement at hard labor for six months, and reduction to the grade of fireman recruit. The convening authority and the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction approved. The board of review affirmed the findings, but concluded legal error infested the sentence, in light of…