United States v. Askew

Contrary to his pleas at a special court-martial consisting of officer members, appellant was convicted of two specifications of stealing money from the Government, in violation of Article 121 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 921. The sentence consisted of two months confinement and a bad-conduct discharge and was approved by the convening authority as adjudged. In his sole assignment of error, appellant maintains that the Government failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he stole $12.00 of Government funds by trick. We disagree.

The record demonstrates that…