United States v. Petty

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSMán, Judge:

A general court-martial convened at Orlando Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida, convicted the accused, Petty, of unlawfully receiving stolen property, namely, a certain outboard motor, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article • 134, 50 USC § 728. The conviction has been approved by the convening authority and affirmed by a board of review. A petition for further review was granted by this Court, limited, however, to a single question:

“Whether there was sufficient proof of the corpus delicti of the offense of receiving stolen…