United States v. Woodley

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

The accused was found guilty of failure to obey a lawful order and forgery, in violation of Articles 92 and 123, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 892 and 923, respectively. The court-martial adjudged a sentence which included reduction to the lowest enlisted grade, dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for two years. Both the convening authority *124and the board of review affirmed the conviction, but the board reduced the confinement portion of the sentence to incarceration at hard labor…