United States v. Carpenter

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

This appeal concerns proceedings in revision by a special court-martial, which were ordered by the convening authority for the purpose of reconsideration of the sentence.

On February 4, 1965, the accused pleaded guilty to, and was found guilty of, an unauthorized absence, for the period from November 12, 1964, to January 20, 1965, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886. The findings subjected him to the maximum punishment authorized for a special court-martial, that is, a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor…