United States v. Specialist JEREMY H. HAVERY

OPINION OF THE COURT

PENLAND, Judge:

While we affirm the conviction and sentence in this case, we make this decision in precedential fashion in order to emphasize a fundamental requirement: the terms and conditions of a pretrial agreement must be reduced to writing.

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of four specifications of assault consummated by battery, in violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 928 (2012) [hereinafter UCMJ]. With the exception of adjudged forfeitures, the military judge sentenced…