United States v. Slamski

Opinion of the Court

Robeet E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

An Air Force general court-martial in Japan convicted the accused of steal-irxg $161 from another airman and im*76posed a sentence which includes a dishonorable discharge. The conviction was affirmed on review and the accused appealed to this Court contending he was prejudiced by admission in evidence of a pretrial statement he made to the staff judge advocate.

Briefly, the factual background of the accused’s claim of error is as follows. Through the efforts of an alert Air Policeman and a bank teller the accused was apprehended for the theft of a…