United States v. Jones

DECISION

LEWIS, Judge:

The appellant was found guilty pursuant to his pleas of three drug-related specifications involving marijuana and cocaine. The maximum punishment imposable consisted of dishonorable discharge, confinement for nine years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and reduction to airman basic. By virtue of a pretrial agreement the appellant could receive no punitive discharge worse than a bad conduct discharge nor confinement in excess of 13 months. He was sentenced by the military judge, sitting alone, to a bad conduct discharge, confine*526ment for nine months, forfeiture of…