Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. EARL F. FAULKNER, Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1956-08-24
Citations: 7 C.M.A. 304
Docket Number: No. 8076
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v EARL F. FAULKNER, Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: Judge FERGUSON concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 7
Pages: 304–305

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v EARL F. FAULKNER, Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
7 USCMA 304, 22 CMR 94
No. 8076
Decided August 24, 1956
First Lieutenant James L. Gault argued the cause for Appellant, Accused. With him on the brief was Lieutenant Colonel James M. Scott.
First Lieutenant Peter J. Hughes argued the cause for Appellee, United States. With him on the brief were Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Newton, Captain Vernon M. Culpepper, and First Lieutenant William K. Davenport.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
The accused was convicted by a general court-martial of desertion based upon an absence of thirty-five days. The issue in his case is the same as that presented in United States v Hawthorne, 7 USCMA 293, 22 CMR 83. For the reasons set out in our opinion in that case, we set aside the finding of guilty and the sentence here, and return the case to The Judge Advocate General of the Army. He will transmit the record of trial to the officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the accused for consideration and action.
Judge FERGUSON concurs.