United States v. Trotter

Opinion of the Court

Kilday, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial at Fort Hood, Texas, accused pleaded guilty to absence without leave for a period of nearly one year, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. He was found guilty and sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for six months, and reduction *219to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved, and a board of review in the office of The Judge'Advocate General of the Army affirmed the findings and sentence. Thereafter, accused petitioned this Court…