United States v. Stallings

Pursuant to his pleas, appellant was convicted of five specifications of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 886. He was sentenced by the military judge sitting alone at special court-martial to be confined at hard labor for five months, to forfeit $350.00 pay per month for five months, and to be discharged with a bad-conduct discharge.

In compliance with the terms of the pretrial agreement, the convening authority approved this sentence, suspending all confinement in excess of 60 days and all forfeitures of pay in excess of…