United States v. Averette

Opinion of the Court

Kilday, Judge:

Appellant was arraigned before a special court-martial convened at the United States Naval Station, Charleston, South Carolina, charged with six specifications of absence without leave (total time approximately fifty-one days), and four specifications of breaking arrest, in violation of Articles 86 and 95, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886 and 895, respectively. He pleaded guilty as charged and was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at *320hard labor for six months, and forfeiture of $64.00 per month for a like period. The convening…