United States v. Castrillon-Moreno

Opinion of the Court

The history of this case is lengthy. It begins with appellant’s trial by general court-martial in 1977 on charges of possession and attempted sale of heroin, in violation of Articles 80 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 880 and 934, respectively. At that time he was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for 1 year, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. After approval of the trial results by the convening authority and affirmance by the United States Army Court of Military Review (3 M.J. 894 (1977)),…