United States v. Dotson

Opinion of the Court

Kilday, Judge:

The appellant was arraigned before a general court-martial convened at Wurzburg, Germany, charged with perjury, in violation of Article 131, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 931. He pleaded not guilty but was found guilty as charged and sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for one year. The convening authority reduced the confinement at hard labor to nine months but otherwise affirmed the findings and sentence. Before the board of I’eview, appellate defense counsel alleged that the evidence was…