United States v. Wheaton

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

Appellant was tried by a special court-martial with military judge alone and, pursuant to his pleas, was convicted of larceny and unauthorized absence, in violation of Articles 121 and 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 921 and 886, respectively. The judge sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 3 months, and forfeiture of $367.00 pay per month for 3 months. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence but suspended confinement in excess of 75 days; and these results later were approved by the supervisory…