United States v. Hartfield

OPINION OF THE COURT

BROWN, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted the appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of desertion terminated by apprehension, larceny (two specifications), and forgery, in violation of Articles 85, 121, and 123, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 885, 921, and 923 [hereinafter UCMJ]. The military judge sentenced the appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to Private E1, and confinement for twenty-four months. Pursuant to the appellant’s pretrial agreement, the convening authority approved…