United States v. Isbell

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial convened by the Commanding General, First Infantry Division, in Bamberg, Germany, convicted the accused of housebreaking and larceny, violations of Articles 130 and 121, respectively, of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC §§ 724, 715. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for one year. The findings and sentence were approved by the convening authority, but execution of the punitive discharge was ordered suspended until the accused’s release from confinement…