United States v. Shearer

OPINION OF THE COURT

The appellant was charged with wrongful appropriation of an M-16 rifle in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 921. Consistent with his pleas he was found guilty by the military judge sitting alone, and was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for four months, forfeiture of $100.00 per month for four months and reduction to the grade of Private (E-l).

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Appellant’s first assignment of error is that the court that tried and convicted him was without jurisdiction, because the convening authority failed…