United States v. Lott

Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Judge:

On July 1, 1977, the appellant was tried in Okinawa, Japan, by a special court-martial composed of a military judge alone. He pleaded guilty to several offenses in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.1 The military judge sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 3 months, and certain forfeitures for the same period. The United States Navy Court of Military Review affirmed the findings and sentence as approved below.2

*71The first granted issue concerns the failure of the military judge to conduct a guilty plea inquiry…