Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. FRANK W. MOMINEE, Corporal, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1955-07-22
Citations: 6 C.M.A. 179
Docket Number: No. 6521
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. FRANK W. MOMINEE, Corporal, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: 
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 6
Pages: 179–180

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v. FRANK W. MOMINEE, Corporal, U. S. Army, Appellant
6 USCMA 179, 19 CMR 305
No. 6521
Decided July 22, 1955
Major Edwin Doran and First Lieutenant Jerome H. Gerber were on the brief for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Newton and First Lieutenant A. Kenneth Pye were on the brief for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Pee Cueiam:
A general court-martial sitting at Camp Stewart, Georgia, found the accused, Mominee, guilty of desertion terminated by apprehension, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 85, 50 USC § 679. We granted review to determine whether the finding of apprehension was supported by sufficient evidence.
Since the proof here was even stronger than that relied on by the Government in United States v. Simone, 6 USCMA 146, 19 CMR 272, and United States v. Lugo, 6 USCMA 151, 19 CMR 277 — and was wholly uncontroverted by the defense — we must hold, in accordance with our decisions in those cases, that the prosecution safely met its burden of proof.
Therefore, the findings and sentence, as approved by intermediate appellate authorities, must be affirmed.