United States v. Private E1 JONATHAN J. BLAIR

OPINION OF THE COURT

HAIGHT, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted appellant, pursuant to his plea, of indecent conduct, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 920 (2006 & Supp. V 2011), amended by 10 U.S.C. § 920 (2012) [hereinafter UCMJ]. The military judge sentenced appellant to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement for eighteen months. The convening authority approved only so much of the sentence as provided for a bad-conduct discharge and confinement for eleven months. The convening authority awarded appellant forty-five…