United States v. Chaney

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial convened at Dreux Air Base, France, convicted the accused of a charge of perjury, in violation of Article 131, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 931, and imposed a sentence which included a bad-conduct discharge. A board of review set aside the findings of guilty of three of the four false statements set out in the specification, and modified the sentence by reducing the period of confinement and the forfeitures. The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force certified the record of trial to this Court to review…