United States v. White

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

Following his conviction by a general court-martial at Fort Riley, Kansas, of fraudulent enlistment and desertion,1 the accused was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for four years. Intermediate appellate tribunals have affirmed the findings and sentence. We granted the accused’s petition for review to determine the competency of a certificate of identity received in evidence in connection with the charge of fraudulent enlistment, and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the finding that…