United States v. Diaz-Carrero

OPINION OF THE COURT

FOREMAN, Senior Judge:

On 30 April 1990, a military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted the appellant, in accordance with his pleas, of larceny and forgery, in violation of Articles 121 and 123, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 921 and 923 (1982) [hereinafter UCMJ]. The offenses occurred when the appellant entered the barracks room of a sleeping soldier, stole a credit card, and then used the stolen credit card on three occasions to make purchases total-ling $102.98. The approved sentence provides for a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for six…