United States v. Prow

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

Concluding that the sentence to a bad-conduct discharge imposed upon the accused by a special court-martial was “clearly excessive,” a board of review changed it to confinement at hard labor for three months and forfeiture of $30.00 per month for a like period. At the same time, the board of review held that the confinement portion of the sentence was effective as of the date the original sentence was imposed by the court-martial; the forfeitures were ordered to take effect as of the date of the convening authority’s action. Proceeding under Article 67…