United States v. Cifuentes

Opinion of the Court

After a number of charges had been preferred against him, appellant offered to enter into a pretrial agreement. Under that offer, “[t]he Convening Authority will not approve a sentence to exceed a Dishonorable Discharge, total forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to the grade of airman basic (El-1) and confinement at hard labor for two years.” Additionally, “Charge IV and the Specification thereunder will be dismissed.” The offer having been accepted by the convening authority, appellant proceeded to enter pleas of guilty to the first three charges against him,…