United States v. Bivens

. OPINION OF THE COURT

MITCHELL, Senior Judge:

On appeal the accused claims the court below lacked jurisdiction to try him for larceny and arson 1 as there was no proof that the alleged offenses occurred on a military reservation.2

At trial none of the witnesses were asked if the alleged offenses involving the motorcycle occurred on Fort Lewis or specifically on any military reservation. The recurring references to the situs of the crimes were couched in generic terms notorious to military men. Witnesses assigned to appellant’s unit barracks testified that they saw the motorcycle parked “in the…