United States v. Cabral

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

I

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial tried the accused on a charge with three specifications alleging various larcenies of property of the United States, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 921. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, the accused pleaded guilty; and, after an extensive providence hearing, the judge entered findings of guilty as charged. The judge sentenced Cabral to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 90 days, and reduction to pay grade E-3.

After imposing the sentence, the judge…