United States v. Bouie

DECISION

HODGSON, Chief Judge:

The accused was convicted in a bench trial of disorderly in station, false swearing and presenting a false claim in violation of Articles 134 and 132, U.C.M.J., 10 U.S.C. §§ 934 and 932.1 He was sentenced to a *530bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for five months, forfeiture of $300.00 per month for five months and reduction to airman first class.

I

The dominant issue in this case may be stated thus: Did the military judge overstep the bounds of appropriate judicial intervention by asking the accused approximately 370 questions? This was far more than…