United States v. Wilcox

*864OPINION OF THE COURT

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a special court-martial for larceny of one Army field telephone and wrongful appropriation of an Army V4-ton truck in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 921. The court members sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of $200.00 pay per month for three months, confinement at hard labor for three months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved the sentence.

The appellant alleges that the evidence used to prove larceny was obtained…