United States v. Beard

DECISION

KASTL, Senior Judge:

Staff Sergeant Beard was convicted by general court-martial of five drug-related offenses in violation of Article 134, U.C. M.J., 10 U.S.C. § 934. He was sentenced to confinement at hard labor for six months, forfeitures of $488.00 per month for six months, and reduction to airman first class.

This case is before us for review pursuant to Articles 66(c) and 69, U.C.M.J., 10 U.S.C. §§ 866(c) and 869. We will treat the certified issues seriatim. For reasons stated hereinafter in II, we set aside the findings of guilty and the sentence.

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