United States v. Mendoza

PUBLISHED OPINION OF THE COURT

GEISER, Senior Judge:

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted the appellant, consistent with his pleas, of wrongfully uttering 39 cheeks without sufficient funds, in violation of Article 123a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 923a. On 24 May 2006, the *825appellant was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 90 days, and reduction to pay grade E-l.

On 16 October 2006, the convening authority took action stating in relevant part:

only such of the sentence as provides for reduction to the grade of pay grade E-l, confinement…