Trotman v. Haebel

Opinion of the Court

This matter comes to the Court on request of the petitioner who seeks extraordinary relief in the form of court-ordered release from his post-trial confinement. The petition gives rise to the following question:

Did the respondent abuse his discretion in denying the petitioner’s post-trial request for deferment of sentence on May 15, 1981, and June 4, 1981? See Pearson v. Cox, 10 M.J. 317 (C.M.A.1981); United States v. Brownd, 6 M.J. 338 (C.M.A.1979).

The petitioner was apprehended on January 19, 1981, for various drug offenses occurring in November and December 1980. He…