United States v. Goguen

*528Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

In June 1969, a general court-martial convicted the accused of disobedience of an order “to put on a proper military uniform” and unauthorized absence in violation of Articles 90 and 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 890 and 886, respectively, and adjudged a sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for twelve months. Thereafter, a rehearing on the sentence, which was directed by the convening authority, resulted in modification of the forfeitures and reduction of the period of…