United States v. McCoy

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSman, Judge:

When tried before a Marine Corps special court-martial convened at Camp Nara, Japan, McCoy pleaded, and was found, guilty under a specification alleging the wrongful appropriation of “a wallet with contents, including Military Payment Certificates, of a value of about one hundred and twenty dollars ($120.00),” in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 121, 50 USC § 715. He was sentenced to receive a bad-conduct discharge, to be confined at hard labor for six months, to forfeit $30.00 of his pay per month for six months, and to be…