United States v. Laws

Opinion

COOK, Judge:

Appellant was tried by a special court-martial with members and stands convicted of five specifications of absence without leave, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. We granted review to determine if the military judge erred to the prejudice of appellant by the manner in which he instructed the members on a jurisdictional issue which was litigated at trial. 8 M.J. 39 (1979).

During an Article 39(a)1 session, appellant testified that the recruiter responsible for his enlistment had advised him to conceal various matters related to…