United States v. McNeill

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

Accused was inducted into the Army on October 24, 1950. Some six weeks later on December 1, 1950, while en route from Fort Dix, New Jersey, to Camp Stoneman, California, he went absent without leave. He was apprehended by military police in Newark, New Jersey, on September 28, 1951. He was charged with desertion in violation of Article of War 58, 10 USC § 1530, found guilty and sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for one year. The convening authority approved the findings and the board of review…