United States v. Taylor

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. Brosman, Judge:

Following trial by a general court-martial convened in Japan, the accused was found guilty under a specification alleging that, on February 20, 1951, he had fraudulently enlisted in the United States Army. Charges on which the trial was predicated were not preferred until March 1953. The convening authority approved and a board of review has affirmed the findings and the sentence rendered thereon. This Court granted the accused’s petition for review for the purpose of determining whether prosecution was barred by the statute of limitations, and, if…