United States v. Martel

OPINION OF THE COURT

RABY, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted of larceny of $3500 from the non-commissioned officers’ (NCO) club at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, larceny of $1005.32 in excessive variable housing allowance, housebreaking into the NCO club, and presenting a false claim of $300.30 for dependent travel. Appellant was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for five years, and reduction to *921the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved the sentence.

The following assignments of error warrant discussion.

I. Adequacy of Article…