United States v. Thomas

Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Chief Judge:

Appellant was tried by a general court-martial which included enlisted members at Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany, on October 21,1988. Pursuant to his pleas, he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit larceny and making a false claim against the United States, in violation of Articles 81 and 132, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 881 and 932, respectively. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved this sentence. On July 16, 1990, the…