United States v. Bartlett

Judge STUCKY delivered the opinion of the Court.

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted Appellant, Lieutenant Colonel David P. Bartlett Jr., pursuant to his pleas, of unpremeditated murder, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 918 (2000). A panel of members sentenced him to a dismissal and confinement for twenty-five years. In accordance with a pretrial agreement, the convening authority deferred automatic forfeitures until his action, waived them thereafter for six months, and otherwise approved the findings and sentence. The…