United States v. Short

Judge GIERKE

delivered the opinion of the Court.

A special court-martial composed of officer members convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of wrongful use of marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC *371§ 912a. The adjudged and approved sentence provides for a bad-conduct discharge and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the findings and sentence in an unpublished opinion.

This Court granted review of the following issue:

WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED WHEN HE DENIED APPELLANT’S REQUEST…