United States v. Young

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial convicted the accused of forging and uttering a forged check, in violation of Article 123, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 923, and sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for nine months. Intermediate appellate authorities affirmed the findings of guilty but modified the sentence in several respects. On this appeal, the accused contends that the law officer erred to his prejudice by refusing to allow him to present evidence in an out-of-court hearing to the…