United States v. Hutchison

OPINION OF THE COURT

BROWN, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted the appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of larceny (five specifications) and forgery, in violation of Articles 121 and 123, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 921 and 923 [hereinafter UCMJ]. The military judge sentenced the appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and two years of confinement. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, the convening authority approved only fifteen months of confinement, but approved the remainder of the sentence as adjudged.

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