United States v. Van Vliet

OPINION OF THE COURT

ORR, Senior Judge:

Consistent with his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a general court-martial of making a false official statement, larceny and housebreaking, in violation of Articles 107, 121 and 130, UCMJ 10 U.S.C. §§ 907, 921, 930. The military judge sentenced the appellant to a dismissal and confinement for 19 months. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence as adjudged.

The appellant does not challenge the findings of his court-martial. Instead, the appellant contends that (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel, and (2) that the staff…