United States v. Sergeant ANTONIO N. HEYWARD

OPINION OF THE COURT

LIND, Senior Judge:

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer, two specifications of making a false official statement, one specification of assault consummated by a battery, one specification of disorderly conduct, and three specifications of wearing unauthorized badges in violation of Articles 89, 107, 128, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. §§ 889, 907, 928, 934 (2006). The convening authority approved the…