United States v. Danley

Opinion of the Court

Darden, Chief Judge:

Convicted by general court-martial, the accused is before us on petition, contending that the evidence is insufficient to support findings of guilty of fraudulent enlistment and larceny of the variable reenlistment bonus which he consequently obtained.

Specialist Danley initially enlisted in the Army on April 18, 1967, for a term of three years. While serving in Vietnam, he reenlisted on April 7, 1968, also for a term of three years. On the same date, he was paid a variable reenlistment bonus, accruing only to those soldiers who were reenlisting for the…