United States v. Johnson

OPINION OF THE COURT

NAUGHTON, Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a military judge sitting as a general court-martial of absence without leave in excess of one year and wrongful appropriation of a motor vehicle, violations of Articles 86 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886 and 921 (1976). He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for nine months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the grade of Private E-l. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, the convening authority approved the sentence but suspended, for a period of six…