United States v. Norris

Opinion of the Court

FERGUSON, Judge:

Tried and convicted by a general court-martial at An Khe, South Vietnam, of absence without leave, willful disobedience of an order of a non-commissioned officer and assault on a *575superior officer (two specifications), in violation of Articles 86, 91 and 90 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886, 891 and 890, respectively, appellant was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for five years, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved the sentence. The board of review…