United States v. Hall

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial convicted the accused of larceny and housebreaking, in violation of Articles 121 and 130, Uniform Code of Military Justice, respectively, 10 USC §§ 921, 930. The specification of the latter offense alleges that the accused unlawfully entered “a railroad box car” of the British Railways with intent to commit larceny therein. On this appeal, the accused contends the specification does not allege an offense in violation of Article 130 because a railroad boxcar is not *375a “structure” as that word is used in the article.

In…