United States v. Mason

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Senior Judge:

The appellant comes before this Court convicted of selling heroin in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. The court sentenced him to a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to private, and confinement at hard labor for ten years. The convening authority reduced the period of confinement to five years and approved the remaining portions of the sentence.

The pivotal issue in this case is the admissibility of a pretrial statement made by appellant to his company commander. Appellant…