United States v. Myhre

*33Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A special court-martial convicted the accused of a 100-day unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. Considering evidence of three previous convictions, the court sentenced the accused to a bad-conduct discharge, partial forfeitures and confinement at hard labor for five months. In essence, the accused contends that the evidence does not support the findings of guilty.

The record of trial shows that the accused .was attached to the Naval Hospital, St. Albans, New York, as a patient. He had…