United States v. Auman

OPINION OF THE COURT

FOREMAN, Judge:

The appellant was charged with larceny of $290.00 from a fellow soldier. He at*642tempted to plead guilty to wrongful appropriation but his plea was rejected by the military judge. The appellant was convicted of the larceny and sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for six months, partial forfeitures for six months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade, all of which were approved by the convening authority.

The appellant now contends that his fifth amendment right to due process was violated by the “cursory, superficial and…