United States v. Sneed

OPINION OF THE COURT

PRATT, Senior Judge:

At a general court-martial before military judge alone, appellant was convicted of use of cocaine. He was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, confinement for three months, and reduction to airman basic. He raises two issues before us on appeal. Neither entitles him to relief.

Both issues stem from a pretrial defense request that the government fund the services of an expert consultant to assist the defense in analyzing urinalysis results and testing procedures prior to trial, and in assessing the testimony of an anticipated government expert during…