United States v. Rowan

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. LatimeR, Judge:

Upon trial by general court-martial the accused pleaded guilty to absence without leave, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 680, and was also found guilty of twelve specifications of larceny by check, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 715. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for three years. The convening authority suspended the execution of the dishonorable discharge, reduced the confinement to eighteen months, and…