United States v. Jackson

OPINION OF THE COURT

MORGAN, C.H., II, Judge:

A military judge sitting alone as a general court-martial convicted appellant, following mixed pleas, of unlawful use of cocaine, a three-day unauthorized absence, and using his government American Express Card for personal purposes. Appellant was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 7 months, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade, airman basic. The record of trial is now before us to consider five assignments of error. First, appellant asserts that the judge erred by refusing to suppress his confession and…