United States v. Goodwin

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

Appellant was tried by general court-martial in Germany and, consistent with his pleas, found guilty of two specifications of desertion, three specifications of wrongful possession of a hypodermic syringe in violation of a general regulation, escape, larceny of $1,086, and four specifications involving possession or use of heroin.1 The military judge sentenced Goodwin to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for 5 years, and total forfeitures.

Pursuant to a pretrial agreement the convening authority reduced the sentence to a bad-conduct…