United States v. Harris

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused was brought to trial on a charge alleging desertion, in which the period of unauthorized absence was four months. He entered a plea of guilty to an unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. In opening its case, the prosecution introduced extract copies from his service records which showed the initiation of the absence and that it was terminated when the accused was apprehended by civilian authorities and turned over to military control. Trial counsel then called Yeoman R. 0.…