United States v. Kirksey

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSMAN, Judge:

We are once more called on to determine whether certain ostensible offenses reflected in the findings of a general court-martial constitute crimes known to military law. Charged with dishonorably failing to pay a debt and —in twelve specifications — with dishonorably failing to maintain sufficient funds in a banking account,1 the accused officer was convicted of no more than “discreditably” failing to deal with both sorts of financial obligation. After receiving a sentence to dismissal from the service, which was affirmed — together with all findings…