Court Opinion

ID: 8574002
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-23 15:13:44.423755+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:53:59.263237
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Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam:
Two specifications purporting to charge an unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 886, were laid against the accused. One contains no allegation to indicate the absence was without authority. The omission is fatal to the legal sufficiency of the specification. United States v Fout, 3 USCMA 565, 13 CMR 121.
The finding of guilty of specification 1 is set aside, ánd the charge is ordered dismissed. The record of trial is returned to the board of review for reconsideration of the sentence.