United States v. White

OPINION OF THE COURT

HAESSIG, Judge:

Pursuant to his plea, the appellant was convicted by a special court-martial composed of officer members of wrongful use of cocaine in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 912a (1982 & Supp V 1987). His approved sentence provided for a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for five months, with that portion in excess of ninety days suspended for one year, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade.

Appellant assigned as error a ruling by the military judge during presentencing proceedings permitting the trial counsel to test…