United States v. Matthews

Opinion of the Court

Kilday, Judge:

The appellant was arraigned before a general court-martial convened at Cherry Point, North Carolina, charged with sodomy (three specifications) and absence without leave, terminated by apprehension, in violation of Articles 125 and 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 925 and 886, respectively. He pleaded not guilty to sodomy but guilty to absence without leave. He was found guilty of two *633specifications of sodomy and absence without leave and sentenced to dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of $56.90 per month for thirty-six months, and confinement…