United States v. Peck

OPINION OF THE COURT

LEONARD, Senior Judge:

Is the Air Force Form 2030, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Certificate, an individual signs upon entry into the Air Force later *901admissible against him in a court-martial as sentencing evidence to show knowledge of the illegal nature of a drug and the consequences of illegal use? Under the circumstances of this case, we hold it is not, but we find no prejudice in appellant’s judge alone trial.

Appellant pleaded guilty to wrongful use of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and a military judge sitting alone found him guilty of that offense.1 During the military…