United States v. Olivero

Opinion of the Court

GIERKE, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of using marijuana and committing perjury, in violation of Articles 112a and 131, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 912a and 931, respectively. The approved sentence provides for a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 4 months, reduction to the lowest enlisted grade, and a reprimand. The Court of Military Review affirmed the findings and sentence in an unpublished opinion.

We granted review of the following issues:

*247I (Modified)

WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE…