United States v. Cordell

OPINION OF THE COURT

JOHNSON, Judge:

Appellant was convicted, consistent with his pleas, of submitting false travel vouchers and false claims for advance travel payments totaling $29,288.05.1 He argues the record of his trial by general court-martial is not complete and that the members were not properly sequestered during their deliberations. We find no merit in these arguments, and we affirm.

COMPLETE RECORD

Appellant argues the requirement for a complete record2 was not satisfied in two respects. First, there are three references in the record to out-of-court conferences apparently held among…