United States v. Harris

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused was convicted by Navy general court-martial of violations of Articles 85, 86 and 87 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC §§ 679-681. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of $50.00 per month for 2 years, and confinement at hard labor for 2 years. The convening authority approved but reduced the period of confinement and forfeitures to 18 months. A Navy board of review set aside the desertion finding on the ground that certain documentary evidence was not received in evidence. The case is here on…