United States v. Dennis

Following mixed pleas at a general court-martial, appellant was convicted of violations of Articles 86 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 886 and 921. Officer members sentenced appellant to be reduced to pay grade E-l, to be confined for 9 months, to forfeit $753.00 pay per month for 6 months, and to be discharged with a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence. Appellant assigns three errors before this Court.1

In his first assignment of error, appellant requests that we set aside the guilty finding of the contested charge of wrongful…