United States v. Christian

CLARK, Judge:

The appellant pleaded guilty, at his special court-martial before military judge alone, to sodomy and to false swearing. See Uniform Code of Military Justice [UCMJ], Articles 125, 134, 10 U.S.C. §§ 925, 934. The adjudged sentence included confinement for 4 months, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement obligated the convening authority to suspend for 12 months confinement in excess of 45 days. Despite his legal officer’s advice concerning the terms of the pretrial agreement, the…