United States v. Stevenson

DECISION

LeTARTE, Chief Judge:

Pursuant to his pleas, the accused was convicted of larceny, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 921. The sentence, as approved by the officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction,1 includes a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for five months, forfeiture of $150.00 per month for five months and reduction in grade to airman basic.

*850We deem it necessary to discuss only one of the assigned errors wherein it is contended that the convening authority was disqualified from acting on the record of trial. For…