United States v. West

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

Appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of officer members at Fort Carson, Colorado. Contrary to his pleas, he was convicted of seventeen specifications alleging both larceny and forgery, making a false official statement, false swearing, and wrongful impersonation of a commissioned officer, in violation of Articles 121, 123, 107, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 921, 923, 907, and 934, respectively. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for 11 years, total forfeitures, a fine of $15,000.00, and to be…