United States v. Williams

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused was convicted by general court-martial in California of unlawful entry and larceny of $215.05 in violation of Articles 130 and 121 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC §§ 724 and 715, respectively. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeiture of pay and confinement for eighteen months. The findings and sentence have been upheld by Air Force reviewing authorities. We granted the accused’s petition for review limited to issues concerning the admissibility of a pretrial confession and the legality of a…