United States v. Thompson

OPINION OF THE COURT

RUSSELL, Judge:.A general court-martial convicted the appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of wrongful distribution (two specifications) and use of marijuana in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 912a (1988) [hereinafter UCMJ]. A panel of officers and enlisted soldiers sentenced the appellant to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for eighteen months, forfeiture of $300.00 pay per month for eighteen months and reduction to El. The convening authority, pursuant to a pretrial agreement and exercising his clemency power, approved the…