United States v. Robinson

MICHAEL, Judge:

Appellant was tried in absentia before a special court-martial, military judge alone. *873Contrary to not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf by the court, he was found guilty of unauthorized absence from 7 March 1980 to 24 September 1980. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 3 months, and forfeiture of $200.00 pay per month for 3 months. Intermediate reviewing authorities approved the sentence without modification.

The Government’s evidence of the unauthorized absence was contained solely in Prosecution Exhibit 1, a NAVPERS 1070/606 (Rev. 1-77),…