United States v. Crawley

DECISION

ARROWOOD, Judge:

Accused pleaded guilty to being absent without leave for 92 days in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. The military judge sentenced him to a bad conduct discharge, to be confined at hard labor for four months, and to forfeit $250.00 per month for six months.1

Appellate defense counsel contend that the convening authority was disqualified from acting in the case because he attempted to improperly influence the outcome of the trial.

Major Cleary, a Trial Judiciary Officer,2 was made available for this case on 2 June *8121978. He was…