United States v. Sanchez

I fully concur with the lead opinion, particularly its rejection of the government’s argument that the military judge erred in granting relief for pretrial punishment in this case. I write separately to express a continuing concern with forfeiture of “Good Conduct Time” after the court-martial of a sentenced prisoner. See United States v. Coder, 39 M.J. 1006, 1010 (A.C.M.R.1994) (Baker, J., dissenting).

In a letter submitted to the convening authority pursuant to Rules for Courts-Martial 1105 and 1106, the appellant’s civilian defense counsel indicated that the appellant forfeited 1300 days (3…