United States v. Lopez

OPINION OF THE COURT

De GIULIO, Senior Judge:

Appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members. Contrary to his pleas, he was found guilty of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine and wrongful use of cocaine, in violation of Articles 81 and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 881 and 912a (1982 and Supp. V 1987) [hereinafter UCMJ], He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence.1

Appellant asserts, inter alia, that his trial defense counsel was rendered ineffective by the military judge’s…