United States v. Garcia

OPINION OF THE COURT

FOREMAN, Judge:

The appellant was tried by special court-martial for two specifications of unauthorized absence in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886 (1976). He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for four months, and forfeiture of $299.00 per month for four months. The convening authority reduced the period of confinement to three months but approved the findings and the remainder of the sentence. The case is before this Court for mandatory review pursuant to Article 66, Uniform Code…