United States v. DeVore

Opinion of the Court

Homer Ferguson, Judge:

The accused was convicted by a general court-martial of larceny of a wrist watch of some unspecified value, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 921, and was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge and total forfeitures. The convening authority reduced the forfeitures to $55.00 per month for six months, suspended the discharge until completion of appellate review, and ordered execution of the forfeiture portion of the sentence. The board of review, describing the suspension as one of indefinite duration, purported to…