United States v. Wheeler

PUBLISHED OPINION OF THE COURT

COUCH, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted the appellant, contrary to his pleas, of conspiracy to commit larceny and larceny, in violation of Articles 81 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 881 and 921. The appellant was sentenced to confinement for five months, forfeiture of $500.00 pay per month for a period of 10 months, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged.

The appellant raises four assignments of error.1 After carefully considering…