United States v. Barr

EVANS, Senior Judge:

Appellant, contrary to his pleas, stands convicted of one minor unauthorized absence offense and wrongful possession of cocaine in violation of Articles 86 and 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice. Court members, after considering two previous court-martial convictions, sentenced appellant to a bad conduct discharge and accessory penalties.

Appellate defense counsel has filed eleven assignments of error. By assigned error II he charges the Government did not present sufficient evidence establishing the chain of possession of the cocaine from the date of seizure to date of…