United States v. King

Opinion of the Court

CRAWFORD, Judge:

1. Pursuant to his pleas, appellant was convicted of unauthorized absence (29 days), presenting a false claim, and conspiracy to make a false claim, in violation of Articles 86, 132, and 81, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886, 932, and 881, respectively. The convening authority approved the sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, 8 months’ confinement, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. On April 15,1993, the Court of Military Review * affirmed the findings and sentence. 37 MJ 520. We granted review on the following issue:

WHETHER…