United States v. Gebhard

*766Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

With evidence of four previous convictions before it, a special court sentenced the accused, on his plea of guilty to a two-day unauthorized absence, to a bad-conduct discharge, partial forfeiture of pay for six months, and confinement at hard labor for six months. The convening authority affirmed the conviction, but reduced the period of confinement and forfeiture to two months. On recommendation of his staff legal officer, the supervisory authority approved the convening authority’s action, noting that the “recidivism of the accused compels…