United States v. Epperson

Opinion of the Court

HomeR FERGUSON, Judge:

Tried by special court-martial, the accused pleaded guilty to larceny of a properly endorsed Government check, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 121, 10 USC § 921. He was found guilty and sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, partial forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for four months. Following affirmance of the findings and sentence by a Navy board of review, we granted the accused’s petition for review on the issue of whether his sworn statement in extenuation and mitigation of his offense rendered the acceptance of his…