United States v. Ortiz

OPINION OF THE COURT

LEWIS, Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a military judge sitting as a special court-martial of possession of heroin in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 934. His approved sentence extends to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for three months, forfeiture of $250.00 pay per month for six months, and reduction to the grade of Private E-l. The case is before us for mandatory review pursuant to Article 66, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 866.

The appellant asserts as his single assignment of error that…