United States v. Blevins

GLADIS, Judge:

The accused was convicted in accordance with his pleas, entered at a general court-martial bench trial pursuant to a pretrial agreement, of wrongful possession of diazepam (valium) (two specifications) and receipt of stolen property, 500 tablets of diazepam, in violation of Articles 112a and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 912a and 934. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence consisting of a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for six months, and reduction to pay grade E-l.

The accused contends on appeal, as he did at trial, that…