United States v. Schelin

Opinion of the Court

COOK, Judge:

The issue before us is whether retail merchandise of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) was “military property of the United States” within the meaning of Article 108, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 908. 12 M.J. 94 (1981).

Appellee was convicted, pursuant to her pleas, of, inter alia, disposing of military property of the United States without proper authority, in violation of Article 108. The facts as revealed by the providence inquiry and as set forth by the Court of Military Review are these:

A Marine friend of the accused and three…