United States v. Snelling
United States Court of Military Appeals
14 M.J. 267 (1982)
- Written by Salina Kennedy, JD
Facts
Private Ricky A. Snelling (defendant) and two other servicemembers—Corkhill and Sinclair—robbed a civilian. Snelling and Sinclair physically bumped into the victim, Sinclair grabbed the victim, and Snelling took the victim’s purse and threw it to Corkhill, who ran away with it. Snelling later retrieved the purse from Corkhill, and Corkhill and Snelling returned it to the victim in exchange for money. Sinclair gave the money to Snelling, who split it with Corkhill. Corkhill was given Article 15 nonjudicial punishment for his involvement in the crime. Sinclair was tried by court-martial and sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 30 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the grade of E-1. Snelling was tried separately and was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 1 year and 1 day, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the grade of E-1. The Court of Military Review affirmed. Snelling appealed, arguing that his sentence was excessive in comparison to Corkhill’s nonjudicial punishment for the same offense.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Cook, J.)
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