United States v. Bonds

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

In October 1954, the accused signed a voluntary written statement in which he admitted he had gone absent without authority from the Army sometime shortly after Christmas Day, 1945. When asked if February 23, 1946, was a reasonable date for his unauthorized departure, he answered in the affirmative. On the basis of that admission and other evidence placed before it, a general court-martial convened at Fort Meade, Maryland, found him guilty of desertion in violation of Article of War 58, 10 USC § 1530, and sentenced him to dishonorable discharge,…