United States v. Valli

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. LatimeR, Judge:

The accused, a Marine Corps private, was tried by a general court-martial and found guilty of wrongful destruetion of property and larceny, in violation of Articles 109, Uniform Code of *63Military Justice, 50 USC § 703, and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 715, respectively. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement for three years. The convening authority approved both findings and sentence, but a board of review in the office of The Judge Advocate General of the Navy reversed his conviction,…