United States v. Lewis

*206 Opinion of the Court

COOK, Judge:

The accused was tried by special court-martial before a military judge alone, and was convicted, contrary to his pleas, among other things, of disrespect to a superior commissioned officer and dereliction of duty, in violation of Articles 89 and 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 889 and 892, respectively. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor and partial forfeitures for 5 months, and reduction to Private E — 1. On review, the United States Navy Court of Military Review set aside the findings of guilty of…