United States v. Pollock

DECISION

EARLY, Senior Judge:

Tried by special court-martial, the accused was convicted, despite his pleas, of 12 specifications of uttering checks with intent to defraud, in violation of Article 123a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 923a. The approved sentence extends to a bad conduct discharge and reduction to airman basic.

Appellate defense counsel assign two errors. The first asserts that the evidence is insufficient to prove that the checks were dishonored for insufficient funds; the second that the admission of Prosecution Exhibit 1, a stipulation of fact, was erroneous since…