United States v. West

Opinion of the Court

At his special court-martial, appellant was convicted of larceny of a ,45-caliber pistol, property of the United States, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 921, and wrongful disposition of this same piece of government property, in violation of Article 108, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 908.1 We granted review to consider the propriety of the charge under Article 108. 15 M.J. 51 (1982). In this connection we have considered the historical evolution of Article 108 and our governing precedent and find no basis to deviate from the rule laid down in…