United States v. Coder

OPINION OF THE COURT

GRAVELLE, Senior Judge:

The appellant, a sentenced prisoner at the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was convicted, in accordance with his pleas, of violating a lawful general regulation by possessing a handmade knife and of aggravated assault upon another prisoner, in violation of Articles 92 and 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 892 and 928 (1988) [hereinafter UCMJ]. A military judge sitting as a general court-martial sentenced him to be confined for one year. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence.

The issue…