United States v. Field

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES, Judge:

This case is about the provision of Manual for Courts-Martial (hereinafter MCM), Part IV, paragraph 46e(l) (1984) that doubles the maximum confinement which may be adjudged for larceny when the stolen property is “military property.” Sergeant Field was convicted on his pleas of guilty of larceny of “military property,” namely $39,739.26 from a fund used to pay for “commercial services” supplied to the military. Now, for the first time, he disputes whether the stolen money was “military property.” If it wasn’t, he remains guilty of a larceny, but the sentence…