United States v. Helms

Opinion of the Court

CRAWFORD, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, found appellant guilty of larceny of military property, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 921. The convening authority approved the sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 10 months, reduction to the lowest enlisted grade, and a reprimand. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the findings and the sentence in an unpublished opinion.

We granted review of the following issue:

WHETHER THE FACTS ARE LEGALLY SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT…