United States v. Loftin

DECISION

KASTL, Senior Judge:

Like the appellant in United States v. Tyhurst, 28 M.J. 671 (A.F.C.M.R.1989), Airman First Class (A1C) Loftin was convicted of numerous drug offenses under Article 112a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 912a. He was found guilty of assault and absence without leave as well, in violation of Articles 128 and 86, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886, 928.1 As in Tyhurst, this appellant offered a conditional plea to wrongful use of a prohibited substance, an analog drug of 3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine, known as MDMA or “Ecstasy.”2

I

The drug offenses were charged under Article 112a, UCMJ. That…