United States v. Darring

Opinion of the Court

HomeR FeRGüson, Judge:

In accordance with the terms of a pretrial agreement, the accused pleaded guilty to the offense of willfully disobeying a lawful command from his superior officer, in violation of Article 90, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 890. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for five years. Acting under the pretrial agreement, the convening authority reduced the period of confinement at hard labor to one year.

We granted the accused’s petition for review to determine whether he was improperly…