United States v. Matthews

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. LatimeR, Judge:

Accused was tried for absence without leave and failure to obey a lawful order, violations of Articles 86 and 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886 and 892, respectively. Pursuant to his plea of guilty, a general court-martial convicted him as charged, and sentenced him to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures and confinement for fifteen months. The convening authority approved the findings but reduced the sentence so as to provide only for bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement for nine months, and a…