United States v. Ouimette

WESTON, Judge:

Appellant was tried by a general court-martial comprised of a military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, he was convicted of violations of Articles 120, 125, and 134, UCMJ, 10 USC §§ 920, 925, 934. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad conduct discharge, reduction to pay grade E-1, and confinement for 18 months. However, the military judge also recommended that the convening authority suspend 9 months of the confinement. The convening authority, in accordance with a pretrial agreement, only approved confinement of 17 months, reduction to the grade of E-3,…