United States v. Driggers

Darden, Chief Judge:

The Court granted this case to examine the providency of the appellant’s plea of guilty to uttering a forged instrument.

The substance of the relevant charge and its specification is that on or about May 5, 1970, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, appellant Driggers uttered, with the intent to defraud, a military order to obtain approval of a travel request from Fort Campbell to Fort Ord, California, of a value of about $133, knowing that the order was falsely made. The order, incorporated as an integral part of the specification, follows in its exact form:

“DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

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