United States v. Lewandowski

Opinion of the Court

Kilday, Judge:

Appellant was arraigned before a special court-martial convened at San Francisco, California, charged with desertion terminated by apprehension, in violation of Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 885. To this charge he entered a plea of not guilty. He was found not guilty of desertion but guilty as to the lesser included offense of absence without leave, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for six months, and forfeiture of $56.00…