United States v. Owens

OPINION OF THE COURT

LYNCH, Judge:

I

After pleas of not guilty, a special court-martial, consisting of members, found the accused guilty of an unauthorized absence from 26 February 1974 to 17 December 1974, and of breaking restriction on 26 February 1974. The two offenses were considered as multiplicious, and the accused was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge with no other forms of punishment adjudged. Sentence was announced on 7 February 1975, and the accused was sent home in a “leave without pay” status awaiting appellate review on 4 March 1975. The record of trial was authenticated on 17…