United States v. Arondel de Hayes

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

At his special court-martial the accused pleaded not guilty but nonetheless was convicted of false swearing, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934.1 Thereafter, he was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement and forfeiture of $250 pay per month for 2 months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved these results. After modifying the language of the findings somewhat,2 the Court of Military Review affirmed in an unpublished memorandum opinion.

In this Court, the…