United States v. Campbell

In accordance with his pleas, appellant was found guilty of one period of unauthorized absence in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886, and concomitantly breaking restriction in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. On 12 July 1978, the military judge sentenced appellant to be confined at hard labor for 4 months and to be discharged from the naval service with a bad-conduct discharge. On 17 August 1978, the special court-martial convening authority took his action and purported to approve and execute the sentence.…