United States v. Swain

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

The accused was arraigned before a general court-martial to stand trial for two offenses in contravention of Article 132, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 932, and one in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 921. The allegations of the first charge stated he had presented to a military disbursing officer a claim for traveling expenses of his dependents which he knew to be false and that he had made and used a voucher for that purpose knowing it to contain false statements. He was also charged with the theft…