United States v. Dykes

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSMAN, Judge:

This case raises a problem in the military law of confessions. Following the accused’s trial by a general court-martial, he was convicted under three specifications of larceny — in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 715. He was sentenced to receive a bad-conduct discharge, and as well to total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for two years, and reduction to grade of private. This was reduced by the convening authority so as to include only one year’s confinement, but was otherwise approved. Thereafter it was…