United States v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

At a rehearing conducted before a special court-martial convened by the Commanding Officer, 2d Light AA Missile Battalion Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, accused was found guilty *76of two specifications of larceny, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 121, 10 USC § 921. He was sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of $50.00 per month for two months, confinement at hard labor for two months, and reduction to the grade of private.

At the rehearing, the former testimony of two witnesses given at the previous trial was…