United States v. King

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Senior Judge:

The problem presented in this case is whether the specifications are sufficient to *554set forth the “jurisdictional basis for trial of the accused and his offenses . . .’’as required by United States v. Alef, 3 M.J. 414 (C.M.A.1977). The appellant was charged with absence without leave, presenting false claims for per diem and dependant travel allowances, and larceny of the funds which were the subjects of those claims in violation of Articles 86, 132, and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886, 932 and 921.1 He was sentenced to a…