United States v. Jackson

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

Pursuant to his pleas, the accused was convicted by special court-martial, military judge alone, of absence without leave, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 886. The approved sentence extends to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 3 months, forfeiture of $367.00 pay per month for 3 months, and reduction to the *84lowest enlisted pay grade. The Court of Military Review affirmed the findings and sentence. 15 M.J. 988 (1983).

We granted this assigned issue:1 WHETHER PETITIONER MAY BE TRIED TWICE FOR THE SAME…