United States v. Sergeant First Class ADOLFO ARIAS, JR.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDYKIEWICZ, Judge:

A military judge, sitting as a general court-martial, convicted appellant pursuant to his pleas of possession and distribution of child pornography in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934 (2006) [hereinafter UCMJ]. The military judge sentenced appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for thirty months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the grade of E-l. The convening authority disapproved the adjudged forfeitures and approved the remainder of appellant’s adjudged sentence. 1

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