United States v. Bailey

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A special court-martial convicted the accused of two violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Considering three previous convictions, the court-martial adjudged a . sentence which includes a bad-conduct discharge and confinement at hard labor for six months. On this appeal the accused challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the findings of guilty of one of the two charges.

The specification of Charge II alleges that on October 28, 1957, the accused was drunk in station. The accused contends the evidence shows he was…