United States v. Korzeniewski

Opinion of the Court

HomeR Ferguson, Judge:

The accused was convicted of desertion in violation of the 58th Article of War, 10 USC § 1530. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for fifteen years. The convening authority approved the findings but reduced the confinement at hard labor to three years. An Army board of review, after affirming the findings, further reduced the confinement to one year. Korzeniewski was rotated back to the States after combat duty in Europe. Upon arrival in this country, he was given thirty days’ leave, after the…