United States v. Willis

OPINION

MORGAN, Chief Judge:

Fireman William T. Willis, U.S. Coast Guard, was tried by a special court-martial military judge alone on 20 July 1978. He pleaded guilty to and was convicted of a single charge and specification alleging unauthorized absence from 1 May 1978 until 21 June 1978 in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. The military judge received evidence of one prior conviction of the accused by special court-martial and sentenced him to be confined at hard labor for two months, to forfeit $256.00 per month for two months, to be reduced to pay…