United States v. Harden

DECISION

HEMINGWAY, Judge:

In a general court-martial, tried before military judge alone, the accused was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of larceny, conspiracy, forgery and receiving stolen property, in violation of Articles 121, 81, 123, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 921, 881, 923, 934. He was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for three years and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.

The accused asserts error in the admission of testimony by a handwriting expert, lack of subject matter jurisdiction over a forgery offense, and the…