United States v. Williams

OPINION OF THE COURT

FULTON, Judge:

Pleading not guilty before a military judge constituting a special court-martial, the appellant was convicted of larceny by false pretense in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 921. The false pretense consisted of selling fake lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to an Army criminal investigator in a transaction arranged by an acquaintance serving as an informer. The approved sentence is noted in the caption.

The issues on appeal are whether the informer’s knowledge that the substance was not a drug can be imputed to the…