United States v. Cowles

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, appellant was convicted by a special court-martial consisting of a military judge alone of larceny, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 921. The judge sentenced Cowles to a bad-conduct discharge, as well as confinement and forfeiture of $265.00 pay per month for 2 months. The convening authority approved the trial results, and the United States Army Court of Military Review affirmed the findings and sentence, except for a slight modification of the forfeitures. 13 M.J. 731 (1982).

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