United States v. Terrell

OPINION OF THE COURT

COOK, Judge:

At a bench trial, the appellant was found guilty, contrary to his pleas, of larceny of an AM/FM receiver and two speakers valued at more than $100.00. This offense was charged as a violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), (10 U.S.C. § 921).

The single issue upon which we focus our attention concerns the admissibility of appellant’s confession made to Special Agent (SA) Bennett. As in all cases involving this issue, the facts are of the essence. Therefore we will recite those we deem dispositive.

On 18 July 1977, Sergeant Anglin reported…