United States v. Staff Sergeant MICHAEL L. BAKER

OPINION OF THE COURT ON REMAND

MAHER, Senior Judge:

A special court-martial composed of officers convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of attempted larceny, absence from his appointed place of duty on divers occasions, and willful disobedience of a superior commissioned officer (two specifications), in violation of Articles 80, 86, and 90, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 880, 886, and 890 [hereinafter UCMJ]. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence to a bad-conduct discharge and reduction to Private El.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In our initial review of appellant’s…