United States v. Brodin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant was tried on 1 June 1987 by a military judge sitting as a general court-martial. Pursuant to his pleas, he was convicted of six specifications of larceny, one specification of conspiracy to commit larceny, and one specification of attempted larceny, in violation of Articles 121, 81, and 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. §§ 921, 881, and 880 (1982). His sentence to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for thirty months, total forfeitures, and reduction to Private E-l was approved by the convening authority.

At trial, the…