United States v. Sims

OPINION OF THE COURT

MYERS, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted by a special court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of wrongful use of cocaine in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 912a. The convening authority approved the sentence of a bad-conduct discharge and reduction to Private El. Before us appellant alleges that the military judge’s instructions on the elements of use of cocaine were insufficient and that the military judge erred by admitting a record of nonjudicial…