United States v. Fitzgerald

CEDARBURG, Chief Judge:

On 27, 28, and 29 May 1980, at Naval Legal Service Office, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D. C., appellant was tried by a special court-martial composed of officer members. Contrary to his pleas, he was convicted of unauthorized absence from 5 June 1979 to 11 December 1979, in violation of Article 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 886. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority and supervisory authority approved the sentence as adjudged.

The appellant now posits three assignments of error for consideration by this…