Equipment laid out for inspection at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on 2 September 2023. The photo is illustrative and is not connected to any case. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. David Barrette.) The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement. A Financial Liability Investigation of […]
In United States v. Darling, Army 20070449 (2010) the issue was should counsel concede guilt during sentencing after consistently denying guilt during findings. Darling pled guilty to an AWOL charge and then, contrary to his pleas, was found guilty of larceny, forgery, and uttering checks with an intent to defraud. After being found guilty, counsel […]
Unauthorized Use of Credit Card The issue before the CAAF in United States v. Lubasky, 68 M.J. 260 (C.A.A.F. 2010) was whether the unauthorized use of another person’s credit and bank cards constitute larceny against that person (as opposed to the financial institution?). CAAF held in the negative. The unauthorized use of credit cards cannot […]