United States v. Sneed

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial in Korea convicted the accused of larceny of Government property, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 921, and imposed a sentence extending to a dishonorable discharge and confinement at hard labor for three years. On review, a board of review modified the findings of guilty by affirming only the lesser offense of attempted larceny, in violation of Article 80, Code, supra, 10 USC § 880, and changed the sentence by reducing the period of forfeitures and confinement to two years. The modification…