United States v. Rankin

CEDARBURG, Chief Judge:

Appellant was convicted, in consonance with his plea, of wrongful appropriation of $142.00 in currency and a money order, in violation of Article 121, 10 U.S.C. § 921, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced him to a bad conduct discharge, forfeiture of $80.00 pay per month for six months, and reduction to pay grade E-l.

Prior to trial appellant had negotiated a pretrial agreement with the convening authority which provided that the convening authority would suspend any bad conduct discharge and any confinement in excess of 45 days. A condition of the sentence limiting…