United States v. Edwards

Opinion of the Court

WISS, Judge:

1. In United States v. Pierce, 27 MJ 367, 369 (1989), this Court held that, where an accused had received nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 815, for the same offenses for which he was sentenced at trial, “an accused must be given complete credit for any and all nonjudicial punishment suffered: day-for-day, dollar-for-dollar, stripe-for-stripe.” This appeal presents the question whether, upon specific request of the defense, the military judge may apply that credit in determining the adjudged sentence or whether…