United States v. Evans

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

This case is here on petition for review, limited to the issue of whether there is sufficient evidence, outside the confession, to establish. the corpus de-licti of the offense charged. Petitioner Evans, together with a Private Roberson, was tried and convicted by general court-martial on May 29, 1951, for the offense of larceny in violation of Article of War 93, 10 U.S.C. § 1565. The soldiers were charged with jointly. stealing twenty-four eases of cigarettes from ah Army warehouse in Japan.

Evans and Roberson, at the time of this alleged…