United States v. Porter

DECISION

EARLY, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial, the accused was convicted, despite his pleas, of absence without leave from 7 December 1973 to 23 October 1974, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. The approved sentence extends to a bad conduct discharge, forfeiture of $229.00 per month for eight months and confinement at hard labor for eight months.

Appellate defense counsel invite our attention to seven errors asserted by the accused in his request for appellate representation. Some of these are without merit, and others are rendered moot by our…