United States v. Kleinhans

Opinion of the Court

Kilday, Judge:

Accused pleaded guilty to charges of unlawfully opening mail matter and larceny of United States currency therefrom, in violation of Articles 134 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 934 and 921, respectively. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for two years, and reduction to the grade of E — 1. In conformity with a pretrial agreement, the convening authority reduced the confinement to one and one-half years but otherwise approved the sentence. An army board of review held that the offenses…