United States v. James

Opinion of the Court

Petitioner was tried by Navy special court-martial for violations of Articles 92 and 121 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC §§ 686, 715. The specification under the first charge alleged failure to obey a lawful order; the specification under the second charge alleged theft of $1.35 from a Navy seaman. Petitioner pleaded guilty to the first charge, not guilty to the second. The court found him guilty of both specifications and sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement for one month. The convening authority approved, but the officer exercising…