United States v. Eschmann

Opinion of the Court

HomeR FERGUSON, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial, the accused was convicted of five specifications of larceny, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 121, 10 USC § 921, and sentenced to dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for five years. The convening authority ordered a rehearing on the sentence in view of a command lecture delivered to court members regarding the adjudging of “puny sentences.”1 Thereafter, the accused was again brought to trial before another court-martial, the members of…