United States v. Nicholson

GLADIS, Senior Judge:

Appellant was convicted at a general court-martial bench trial, pursuant to his pleas, of conspiracy to commit murder and murder, violations of Articles 81 and 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 881, 918. The court sentenced appellant to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for life, total forfeitures, and reduction to pay grade E-1. As provided in the sentence limiting provisions of a pretrial agreement, the convening authority approved a sentence which included a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for 40 years, total…