United States v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

At a common trial with one Hudgins, the accused was convicted as an aider and abettor in a robbery. On the post-trial review, the staff judge advocate noted that the evidence presented a “borderline case” of guilt, but he recommended affirmance. The convening authority affirmed but reduced the sentence, as recommended by the staff judge advocate. A board of review affirmed, without opinion. We granted review to consider the sufficiency of the evidence.

In the early evening of November 27, 1953, Private Joseph went to the town of Chitóse, Japan.…