United States v. Rodgers

Opinion of the Court

HomeR FERGUSON, Judge:

The single issue before us is whether the statute of limitations had run as to the specifications of Charge III. The accused was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, an unauthorized absence of five days’ duration occurring in December 1952, a violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886 (Charge I). He was also charged with, pleaded not guilty to, but convicted of, two specifications alleging desertion, in violation of Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 885, from the periods of December 13, 1952, to…