United States v. Ross

OPINION OF THE COURT

PEARSON, Senior Judge:

In a litigated trial, court members convicted appellant of using marijuana, based on a positive urinalysis result. The court sentenced her to a bad-conduct discharge and reduction to E-l, which the convening authority approved. Appellant contends we should reverse because the military judge erred in admitting impeachment evidence of her prior court-martial conviction for using marijuana. See Mil. R. Evid. 609(a). We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

Appellant testified she did not use marijuana on or about the date charged, July 22, 1994, and was “surprised”…