United States v. Brandon

JONES, Senior Judge:

Among his assignments of error,1 appellant claims that because his offenses were alcohol-related and because his expressed desire is to complete his enlistment, a sentence that includes an unsuspended bad-conduct discharge is inappropriately severe.2

Appellant vigorously contests the Government’s reliance upon United States v. Hendon, 6 M.J. 171 (C.M.A.1979),3 for the proposition that the adjudged sentence is appropriate because appellant received the full benefit of his pretrial agreement. Although we conclude that an unsuspended bad-conduct discharge is appropriate for…