United States v. Czeschin

Appellant, who gave a false, sworn, written statement to criminal investigators after he waived his statutory rights against self-in*350crimination, can be prosecuted for making a false official statement in violation of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice. United States v. Prater, 32 MJ 433, 438 (CMA 1991); see United States v. Solis, 46 MJ 31, 36 (1997) (Sullivan, J., concurring in the result).

One need not speculate on the “drafting history” of the Manual for Courts-Martial to reach this position. In United States v. Prater, supra, this Court clearly stated, “[Statements to military…