United States v. Carns

OPINION OF THE COURT

CARMICHAEL, Judge:

Pursuant to his negotiated pleas, appellant was found guilty of making and uttering worthless checks (four specifications) totaling over $8,000.00 in violation of Article 123a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 923a (1982). An officer and enlisted panel sentenced appellant to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for thirty months and forfeiture of $500.00 pay per month for thirty months. The convening authority, consistent with the pretrial agreement, reduced the term of confinement and forfeitures to twenty-four months and otherwise approved…