United States v. Bryson

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

After trial by a general court-martial in Germany of larceny of a check (Specification 1) and forgery of the payee’s name (Specification 2) in violation of Article of War 93, 10 USC § 1565, the accused was found guilty and sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeiture of pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for five years. The period of confinement was reduced to three years by the convening authority and the sentence, as so modified, was approved by him and affirmed by a board of review in the office of The Judge Advocate…