United States v. Long

RAPP, Judge:

Appellant was convicted by special court-martial on 5 December 1977 of fourteen absence offenses in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 886, and one offense of escape from custody in violation of Article 95, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 895. The findings and sentence, including a bad conduct discharge, were approved by the convening authority without change on 10 February 1978. The supervisory authority on 25 February 1978 disapproved guilty findings for three of the absence offenses, reassessed the sentence, and approved the sentence approved by the…