United States v. May

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused in this case was convicted. of a violation of the Articles for the Government of the Navy, 34 USCA § 1200, (unauthorized absence) upon trial by general court-martial *175held in accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USCA §§ 551-736, and the procedure prescribed by the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, (hereinafter referred to as MCM, 1951) as directed by Executive Order 1 promulgating said Manual. He was sentenced to confinement, loss, of pay, and a bad conduct discharge. The convening authority approved…