United States v. McKinney

OPINION OF THE COURT

On September 6, 1977, appellant was convicted by general court-martial of selling and possessing heroin on two separate occasions, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 18 months, reduction to E-l, and forfeiture of $200 pay per month for 12 months. The findings and sentence were approved by the convening authority and affirmed by the United States Army Court of Military Review.

In an order dated September 14, 1979, this Court reversed the decision of the…