United States v. Summerset

OPINION OF THE COURT

NAUGHTON, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a special court-martial composed of officer members of wrongful use of cocaine in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 912a (1988) [hereinafter UCMJ]. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge and reduction to Private El. The convening authority approved the sentence.

The appellant contends, inter alia, that the military judge erred when he denied, as untimely, the appellant’s request for enlisted members on the court-martial panel which tried his case.…