United States v. Mance

OPINION OF THE COURT

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

Despite appellant’s pleas, a special court-martial convicted him of wrongful use of marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 912a, and sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge and reduction to the grade of E-4. The convening authority approved these results, and the Court of Military Review affirmed in a short-form opinion. We granted review of these two issues:

I

WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED IN NOT ALLOWING DEFENSE EXPERT TESTIMONY ON MELANIN INTERFERENCE TO GO TO THE FACTFINDERS ON A WRONGFUL USE OF…