United States v. Higa

OPINION OF THE COURT

FOREMAN, Judge:

Pursuant to his pleas, the appellant was convicted of the sale, transfer and possession of heroin, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934 (1976). He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 18 months, total forfeitures, and reduction to Private E-l. In accordance with the terms of a pretrial agreement, the convening authority reduced the confinement to 15 months and reduced the forfeitures to forfeiture of $200.00 pay per month for 15 months.

At the initial session of the trial on 26…