United States v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

On November 19, 1981, appellant was tried at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, before a military judge sitting as a general court-martial. After pleading guilty, he was convicted. of unauthorized absence from July 19, 1980, until September 10, 1981, and of wrongfully appropriating a car,1 in violation of Articles 86 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886 and 921, respectively. Johnson was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, nine months' confinement, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to Private E-l. However, in compliance…