United States v. Yatchak

Opinion of the Court

GIERKE, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted appellant, in accordance with his pleas, of unauthorized absence and two wrongful uses of cocaine, in violation of Articles 86 and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886 and 912a, respectively. The adjudged sentence provides for a bad-conduct discharge, “three days bread and water, followed by 100 days of confinement,” and forfeiture of $350.00 pay per month for 5 months. Appellant did not contest the legality of his sentence at the time it was announced, but in a post-trial clemency…