United States v. Richardson

GLADIS, Judge:

The accused pleaded guilty at a general court-martial bench trial to wrongful possession of marijuana and robbery, in violation of Articles 92 and 122, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 892 and 922. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for 4 years, and total forfeitures. The convening authority reduced the dishonorable discharge to a bad-conduct discharge, and approved the sentence, probationally suspending confinement in excess of 9 months and 27 days.

The accused contends that he has been prejudiced by the trial judge’s…