United States v. Perna

Opinion of the Court

Petitioner was tried by Navy special court-martial for two charges of theft in violation of Article 121 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 715. He was found guilty of one charge of theft and of wrongful appropriation under the other charge and sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge and confined for 6 months. The com vening authority reduced the confinement to 3 months, and a Navy board of review affirmed.

The record discloses numerous errors. The charges were served on the accused on the day of the trial and the record contains no waiver by the accused of his…