United States v. Sargent

Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Judge:

At March Air Force Base, California, appellant was brought to trial on 5 specifications of larceny of money, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 921. He pleaded guilty to lesser-included offenses of wrongful appropriation, but the prosecution chose to pursue the charged offenses of larceny. He was ultimately found guilty of 1 specification of larceny and 4 specifications of wrongful appropriation. On October 20, 1994, a general court-martial composed of officer members sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement…