United States v. Castrillon-Moreno

Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Chief Judge:

Appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of a military judge alone. In accordance with his pleas, he was found guilty of attempted sale and possession of heroin, violations of Articles 80 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 880 and 934, respectively. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for 1 year, total forfeitures and reduction to the grade of E-l. The findings and sentence were approved by the convening authority and the United States Army Court of Military Review.

Review was…