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Legal Opinion · Dissent

United States v. Boddie

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided September 30, 1998No. 97-5006; Crim.App. No. 32401Published

1DissentSullivan, Judge

This could be an important case in the world of rental debts for the military — important not only for the stability of the law but for fairness in punishment, since the maximum punishment of larceny is far more severe than the maximum punishment of wrongful appropriation for the identical items.1

*314In this ease, a young serviceman got tangled up with a rent-to-own furniture company. Airman Steven Boddie wanted a TV, a stereo, and some furniture for his family in his new apartment near Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. ColorTyme Rent-To-Own (ColorTyme) rented these items to Boddie for a monthly…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. FairclothCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996
  2. United States v. GorskiCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1997
  3. United States v. AntonelliUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1992
  4. United States v. HayesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
  5. United States v. MervineUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1988

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