United States v. Smith

Opinion of the Court

CRAWFORD, Judge:

Pursuant to his pleas, the accused was convicted by a military judge sitting alone as a special court-martial at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, of absence without leave (3 specifications), missing movement, failure to obey a lawful order, and wrongful appropriation of an automobile, in violation of Articles 86, 87, 92, and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886, 887, 892, and 921, respectively. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, 120 days’ confinement, partial forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening…