United States v. Varnado

Opinion of the Court

George W. LatiMer, Judge:

The accused, having pleaded guilty before a general court-martial to the larceny of property belonging to the United States, in violation of Article 108, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 702, was sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, confinement for six months, and reduction to the grade of private. The convening authority took the following action on the sentence:

“In the foregoing case of Elton (n) Yarnado, sergeant, U. S. Marine Corps, tried by general court-martial on 26 November 1955, only so much of the sentence as…