United States v. Lamb

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted appellant, in accordance with his pleas, of three unauthorized absences from his unit and missing his ship’s movement through design, in violation of Articles 86 and 87, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886 and 887. The adjudged and approved sentence imposes a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 120 days, and forfeiture of $550.00 pay per month for 4 months. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the findings and sentence. 44 MJ 779 (1996).

This Court granted appellant’s petition for review to determine whether he is…