United States v. Garza

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

The accused pleaded guilty to two specifications alleging the unlawful purchase of stolen Government weapons (an M-14 rifle and a .45 caliber pistol), knowing them to have been stolen, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. His sentence, as reduced by the Court of Military Review, extends to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for eight months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances for the period of confinement, and reduction to the grade of E-l. We granted review on the single issue of:

Whether the accused…