Legal Opinion
United States v. Higgins
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided September 2, 1955No. 6216PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Paul W. Brosman, Judge:
A general court-martial sitting at an overseas Naval station found that the accused had stolen $4,171.87 from the United States Government, and had falsified certain balances and public records — in violation respectively of Articles 121 and 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC §§ 715, 728. The sentence adjudged ran to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, five years’ confinement at hard labor, and reduction in rating to seaman recruit— but the members of the court which tried the case attached a recommendation of clemency. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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