United States v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

GIERKE, Judge:

A general court-martial at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, convicted appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of wrongful use of cocaine. The adjudged and approved sentence, imposed by a panel of officer and enlisted members, provides for a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 3 months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the findings and sentence in an unpublished opinion.

We granted review of the following issue:

WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED TO THE SUBSTANTIAL PREJUDICE OF THE APPELLANT WHEN SHE ERRONEOUSLY…