United States v. Dosal-Maldonado

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

On his plea of guilty, the accused was convicted by a general court-martial in Verdun, France, of three offenses in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The only question raised by the petition for review is whether the accused improvidently entered a plea of guilty to a charge alleging the theft of $50.00. At trial the matter troubled the law officer, but “with some legal misgivings” he decided to let the plea stand. While the question is not free from doubt as regards the entire amount allegedly stolen, there is no doubt of the…