Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. JESSIE D. DOTSTRY, Private E-1, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1957-12-13
Citations: 8 C.M.A. 488
Docket Number: No. 10,149
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v JESSIE D. DOTSTRY, Private E-1, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 8
Pages: 488–489

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v JESSIE D. DOTSTRY, Private E-1, U. S. Army, Appellant
8 USCMA 488, 24 CMR 298
No. 10,149
Decided December 13, 1957
First Lieutenant Edioin E. Allen argued the cause for Appellant, Accused. With him on the brief was Colonel Edioard M. O’Connell.
First Lieutenant Jay D. Fischer argued the cause for Appellee, United States. With him on the brief were Lieutenant Colonel John G. Lee, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Newton, and First Lieutenant Thomas M. Lofton.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Homer Ferguson, Judge:
The issue here presented has been decided in appellant's favor by the cases of United States v Cothern, 8 USCMA 158, 23 CMR 382, and United States v Soccio, 8 USCMA 477, 24 CMR 287. For the reasons stated in those opinions, the conviction must be set aside. The decision of the board of review is reversed. The record of trial is returned to The Judge Advocate General of the Army for reference to a board of review. The board, in its discretion, may approve the lesser offense of absence without leave and reassess the sentence or it may order a rehearing on the principal charge.
Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Latimer, Judge (concurring in the result) :
I concur in the result only for the reason set forth in United States v Sumrel, 8 USCMA 399, 24 CMR 209 (concurring opinion).