United States v. Craig

OPINION OF THE COURT

MATHEWS, Judge:

The appellant was charged with dereliction of duty, willfully damaging military property, and larceny, in violation of Articles 92, 108, and 121, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 892, 908, 921. He pled guilty to the dereliction of duty and damaging military property offenses. His pleas on those specifications were provident, and he does not challenge them on appeal.

The appellant pled not guilty to larceny, but was convicted in a trial before officer members and sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement for 6 months. The convening authority reduced the period of…