United States v. Brown

GRANGER, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of assault, in violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 928, and two offenses of usury, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 934. Appellant does not challenge his conviction of assault, and we address only the validity of the findings as to the violations of Article 134.

The facts elicited during the inquiry into appellant’s guilty pleas establish that on two occasions he loaned money to a fellow serviceman with the agreement that the loan would be repaid within 2 weeks with interest amounting to 50% of the…