United States v. Powell

Opinion of the Court

GIERKE, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of four specifications of unauthorized absence, two specifications of signing a false official document, and two specifications of presenting a false claim, in violation of Articles 86, 107, and 132, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886, 907, and 932, respectively. The adjudged and approved sentence provides for a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 3 months, forfeiture of $500.00 pay per month for 3 months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade.…