United States v. Foreman

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

Pursuant to his plea of guilty, the accused was convicted of one specification each of larceny and housebreaking with intent to commit larceny, in violation of Articles 121 and 130, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 921 and 930, respectively. As the case reaches us his sentence extends to a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for one year.

We granted review to consider the effect of a refusal by the law officer to grant a defense request for a contin-*250uanee in order to obtain the presence of a witness and a…