United States v. Butler

Opinion of the Court

COOK, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial, military judge alone, the accused was convicted, despite his pleas, of “offer[ing] violence against the person of . .. his superior commissioned officer” by placing cocaine “into a beverage can from which” she “was drinking,” in violation of Article 90, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 890. The adjudged and approved sentence extends to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for 30 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to pay grade E-l. The United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of…