United States v. Lightfoot

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A divided board of review held that several of the specifications of which the accused was convicted did not state an offense under the Uniform Code. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 67(b) (2), 10 USC § 867, The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force requested this Court to consider whether the board of review was correct in its conclusion.

In material part, each of the specifications in issue reads as follows: “. . . [the accused] did . . . with intent to deceive . . . make and utter to ... a certain check . . . then not intending to have…