United States v. Kirkland

*23Chief Judge CRAWFORD

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Pursuant to his pleas, appellant was convicted of wrongful possession, use, and distribution of LSD and marihuana over a 4-month period of time, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 912a. A panel of officer and enlisted members sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 1 year, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved these results, and the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. We granted the assigned issue as follows:

WHETHER THE…