United States v. Allen

Opinion of the Court

Sitting as a general court-martial, a military judge convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of two larcenies and two bad check offenses, in violation of Articles 121 and 123a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 921 and 923a, respectively; and several other charges. He sentenced appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 1 year, and total forfeiture of pay and allowances. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence, and the United States Army Court of Military Review affirmed. We granted review to consider whether the…