United States v. Welch

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The question before us is whether the accused can be punished separately for offenses for which he was convicted on his plea of guilty.

Prom the specifications and the evidence it appears that in May 1957, the accused was restricted to the limits of his company area; while the restriction was in effect he left the company without authority and remained absent for 31 days. Upon his return, he was confined in the post stockade. In June, he again departed without authority. When he was returned to military control in July, he was charged with…