United States v. Haynes

Opinion of the Court

Kilday, Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a special court-martial, convened in Japan, of a single specification alleging breach of restriction, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. Inasmuch as there was evidence of two previous convictions by summary court-martial, he was sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for two months, and partial forfeitures for a like period. The findings and sentence, with a minor reduction in the rate of forfeitures, were approved by the convening authority. The officer exercising…