United States v. Brown

Opinion of the Court

Appellant was convicted, by a special court-martial with members, of larceny and housebreaking, in violation of Articles 121 and 130, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 921 and 930, respectively. His approved sentence extends to a bad-conduct discharge and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. A “page 4” (Navy Occupation/Training and Awards History) from appellant’s service record book was admitted into evidence, over defense objection, in aggravation of sentence. The document reflected, among other things, that appellant had been “Dropped for Cheating” from…