United States v. Estrada

Opinion of the Court

HomeR Ferguson, Judge:

The accused below, appellant here, was convicted by a special court-martial of larceny in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 921. He was sentenced to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge, to forfeit $55.00 per month for four months, and to be confined at hard labor for a like period. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence but suspended the execution of the bad-conduct discharge until release from confinement or completion of appellate review, whichever occurred later. The…