United States v. Quarles

OPINION

MORGAN, Chief Judge:

Seaman Apprentice Ronald N. Quarles, USCG, was tried by special court-martial at U. S. Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, Maryland on 1 and 2 May 1979. He pleaded guilty to and was convicted of specifications alleging unauthorized absence, respectively, of less than four hours on 23 November 1978 and from 29 November 1978 until 24 March 1979 in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. He also pleaded guilty to and was convicted of breach of restriction on 23 November 1978 in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 934, but the…