United States v. Jones

*354DECISION

ORSER, Judge:

Tried by a general court-martial, the accused stands convicted of a single offense of larceny of property valued at about $2,600.00, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 921. The approved sentence is a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for five months, and forfeiture of $300.00 per month for five months.

Though several errors have been assigned, for purposes of this decision we will address only appellate defense counsel’s contention that the convening authority was disqualified to act on the record. For the reasons set…