Dale v. United States

Opinion of the Court

DaRden, Judge:

The petitioner is before us after we granted reconsideration of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus or other appropriate relief. The original petition failed to show that petitioner had applied for deferment of sentence to confinement under Article 57 (d), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 857. After petitioner furnished a copy of his application for deferment of his sentence to confinement in accordance with the provisions of Article 57 (d) of the Code, and a copy of the denial of this application by the convening authority, we ordered the…