United States v. Dixson

Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Judge.

At a special court-martial, the appellant was found guilty of various drug offenses1 under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The military judge sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, 4 months’ confinement at hard labor, forfeiture of $100 per month for 6 months, and reduction to E — 1. In addition, he specifically recommended that the punitive discharge as well as confinement in excess of 2 months be suspended by the convening authority. See Article 71(d), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 871(d).

The convening authority, who was not a…