United States v. Thompson

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A Navy board of review has, in this case, reversed a special court-martial conviction for missing ship through neglect. The accused was charged with missing his ship which sailed on July *4627, 1952. The prosecution introduced evidence showing that the accused had positive knowledge on June 7, 1952, of the scheduled movement; that he went absent without leave on June 17, 1952; that the ship sailed as scheduled on July 7; and that the accused returned on July 27. Defense offered no evidence. The board of review held that there was no proof of causal…