United States v. Chaput

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

Appellant was tried and convicted by general court-martial on August 20, 1951, for the offense of larceny in violation of Article of War 94, 10 USC § 1566. He was sentenced to be dismissed from the service and to forfeit all pay and allowances. A board of review in the office of The J udge Advocate General of the Army affirmed the findings of guilty and sentence on February 4, 1952. We granted appellant’s *128petition for review limited to the issue of whether the law officer erred in referring the court to prior board of review decisions and…