United States v. Choat

*189Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

At a joint trial with Private First Class J. L. Fortune, the accused were convicted of an attempt to unlawfully enter a ship’s store at U. S. Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Japan, with intent to commit larceny therein (Charge I and its specification), and conspiracy to commit larceny (Charge II). Each accused was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for six months, reduction to the grade of private, and partial forfeiture of pay. After intermediate appellate authorities affirmed, we granted review to consider a number of…