United States v. Dewitt

OPINION OF THE COURT

COOK, Judge:

The appellant was tried and convicted, by a special court-martial consisting solely of a military judge, of two specifications of AWOL; violations of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. He was sentenced as noted above.

On 8 October 1975, appellant’s pleas of not guilty were entered by counsel. When the court convened on 14 October 1975, counsel changed the plea of not guilty to Specification 1 of the charge to one of guilty, which plea was found provident and was accepted.1 The remaining specification alleged an unauthorized absence…