United States v. Skelton

*623Opinion of the Court

Kobert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused pleaded guilty to ten specifications of forgery, in violation of Article 123, and unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 923 and 886, respectively. He was also found guilty of seven specifications of larceny, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 921. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures and confinement at hard labor for ten years. The convening authority approved the sentence except that he reduced the period of…