United States v. Clark

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

After a plea of guilty, the accused was convicted by a special court-martial for a ten-day unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 680. During the sentence procedure, evidence of two previous convictions was admitted without objection, and in mitigation the accused provided sworn testimony as to the reasons for his absence. He was sentenced to receive a bad-conduct discharge, partial forfeitures of pay, and confinement at hard labor for three months. The convening authority modified the…