United States v. Clayton

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial, the accused was found guilty of false swearing, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 134, 10 USC § 934. He was sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for six months. Intermediate appellate authorities affirmed, and we granted accused’s petition for review on several issues, which will hereinafter be discussed.

I

The first question presented is the legal sufficiency of the evidence, resolution of which requires that we turn to the record for an…