U S Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals March 27, 2003, CGCMS 24237; Docket No. 1176 (United States v. Meek)

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CAHILL, Judge:

Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. He was charged with one specification of desertion in violation of Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 885; one specification of missing movement by design in violation of Article 87, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C.