United States v. Stone

*53Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

Charged with absence without leave, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 86, 10 USC § 886, and four specifications of presenting false claims, in violation of Code, supra, Article 132, 10 USC § 932, the accused was found guilty and sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for one year. Intermediate appellate authorities affirmed, and we granted accused’s petition for review on two issues, one of which was raised by the Court.

The first issue before us involves the contention…