United States v. Dutil

KERCHEVAL, Judge:

Appellant was convicted at a general court-martial bench trial for the attempted possession of methaqualone, a violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 880. The court sentenced appellant to confinement at hard labor for 23 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances for 23 months, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a dishonorable discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged. Appellant now submits four *709asserted errors for our consideration. The first of these concerns the jurisdiction of the court-martial.

Appellant was…