United States v. Frentz

GRANT, Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted at a general court-martial of stealing a Wang “System Five” Word Processor (System 5), government property, valued at $6,900.00, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 921. The sentence extended to a dismissal from the Naval Service which was approved by the convening authority.

Three errors were assigned by appellate defense counsel, namely, (1) the trial judge erred by failing to ascertain on the record that appellant knowingly and voluntarily waived his rights under Article 32, UCMJ; (2)…