United States v. Zimmerman

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused, John J. Zimmerman, FN, U.S. Navy, upon trial by special court-martial, pleaded guilty to and was found guilty of unauthorized absence for a period of ten days and missing a movement of his ship, violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Articles 86 and 87, 50 USCA §§ 680, 681, respectively. He was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge and confinement at hard labor for three months. Convening and supervisory authorities approved. The Navy board of review disapproved the findings and sentence because the president did not…