United States v. Chapman

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. Bposman, Judge:

Following his plea of guilty, appellant was convicted by a Naval special court-martial1 of absence without leave for twenty days, an offense proscribed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 86, 60 USC § 680. In adjudging its sentence, the court considered three prior convictions. When the case reached a board of review, that body ruled that two of the previous convictions had been admitted in evidence improperly. Thereupon, it set aside the findings and sentence and ordered a rehearing. At the rehearing, duly held in compliance with the…