United States v. Borges

MOLLISON, Senior Judge:

The principal issue in these appeals from special court-martial convictions is whether the appellants’ pleas of guilty to the offense of escape from custody were providently entered. We conclude that they were and affirm.1

The Material Facts

1. Appellant Borges

Seaman Recruit Borges was found guilty of unauthorized absence terminated by apprehension, disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer, escape from custody, and wrongful use of methamphetamine in violation of Articles 86, 89, 95, and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice [UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. §§ 886, 889, 895,…