United States v. Robertson

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

A general court-martial convicted accused of an unauthorized absence and sixteen specifications of larceny, violations respectively of Articles 86 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886 and 921. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor and partial forfeitures for one year, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority disapproved the finding of guilty as to one specification of larceny, reduced the amount of the forfeitures, but otherwise approved the findings and sentence.…