United States v. Gonzalez

OPINION OF THE COURT

PRATT, Senior Judge:

Appellant questions whether, under the circumstances of this case, a fine can be sustained as a component of his sentence. We hold that it can, and affirm.

At a special court-martial before members, after pleading guilty to using marijuana, appellant was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, reduction to E-l, and a fine of $300. The subject of fines first arose when the military judge was discussing proposed sentencing instructions with counsel. At that time, he informed counsel that he “would not specifically refer to a fine since those are normally…