United States v. Exposito

Opinion of the Court

Kilday, Judge:

This case arises from a rehearing, held on August 21, 1961, before a special court-martial convened at Camp Pendleton, California. At that proceeding the accused — a Navy hospital-man who served as driver for one of the dispensaries at that Marine Corps installation — was convicted of wrongful appropriation of less than $50.00 but more than $20.00 in currency, and wrongful appropriation on or about April 16, 1961, of a Government vehicle, a Marine Corps Chevrolet pickup truck, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 921. He was…