United States v. Dagenais

DECISION

HODGSON, Chief Judge:

The accused stands convicted of attempting to violate a lawful general regulation by possessing a substance he believed to be lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), in violation of Article 80, U.C.M.J., 10 U.S.C. § 880. The approved sentence extends to a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for seven months, forfeiture of $200.00 per month for three months, and reduction to airman.

I

Initially, the accused contends the trial judge erred by refusing to reopen the pretrial investigation. Article 32(b), U.C.M.J. The circumstances giving rise to this request…