United States v. Heaston

Opinion of the Court

Darden, Judge:

The appellant’s conviction for housebreaking, larceny, wrongfully possessing and transferring morphine, in violation of Articles 130, 121, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 930, 921, and 934, resulted from his pleas of guilty. He was given a sentence that included a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for one year.

The single question before this Court is whether the appellant was prejudiced by the law officer's failure to instruct the court members orally on sentencing procedures. Such advice is included…