United States v. Stewart

Opinion

Darden,Judge:

Before a general court-martial at Fort Lewis, Washington, the appellant pleaded guilty to willful disobedience of a lawful order of a superior commissioned officer, in violation of Article 90, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 890. After earlier appellate review, his sentence now stands as a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for eighteen months, and total forfeitures.

Before the appellant pleaded guilty his counsel made an offer of proof in an out-of-court hearing (1) that at the time of the offense the appellant as a result of religious training and…