United States v. Hairston

OPINION OF THE COURT

FOREMAN, Judge:

In accordance with his pleas, the appellant was convicted of two specifications of attempted sale of cocaine, in violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 880 (1976). He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for ten months, total forfeitures and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved the sentence.

I. Jurisdiction

The appellant contends that the court-martial lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the offenses. During the plea inquiry the appellant admitted that he…