United States v. Private First Class STEPHEN J. FOWLER

OPINION OF THE COURT

KRAUSS, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of desertion in violation of Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 885 (2006). The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, three months confinement, and reduction to the grade of E-l. Appellant was credited with three days against the sentence to confinement.

This case is before the court for review under Article 66, UCMJ. Appellant assigns two errors and raises one matter pursuant to…