United States v. Oldham

This case was originally tried on 5 August 1977; at that general court-martial, appellant pleaded to and was found guilty of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 886, and of larceny, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 921. Appellant’s sentence to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 12 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to pay grade E-l was reduced by the convening authority, who approved a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 6 months, forfeiture of…