United States v. Terry

Opinion of the Court

Pee Curiam:

Accused’s unauthorized absence from his organization for a period of nearly eighteen months resulted in his trial by general court-martial for violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. Upon his plea of guilty, accused was convicted as charged, and sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for six months, forfeiture of fifty dollars per month for the same period, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved, and a board of review in the office of The Judge Advocate General of the…