United States v. Ord

At a general court-martial composed of a military judge sitting alone, Appellant was convicted, pursuant to his pleas, of desertion, larceny (five specifications), and forgery, in violation of Articles 85,121, and 123, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 885, 921, 923 (2000). He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for twenty-seven months, and reduction to the grade of E-l.

The staff judge advocate (SJA) provided the convening authority with a post-trial recommendation under Rule for Courts-Martial (R.C.M.) 1106. Although Appellant had been convicted of seven…