United States v. Jophlin

OPINION OF THE COURT AND ACTION ON PETITION FOR NEW TRIAL

JONES, Senior Judge:

Appellant was convicted in a special court-martial by a military judge alone of presenting a false claim and larceny in violation of Articles 132 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 932 and 921. He was acquitted of a charge of false swearing in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 934. The appellant has assigned several errors which we shall discuss in our review of this case pursuant to Article 66, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 866.

I

The appellant first argues that the evidence is insufficient in law…