United States v. Thomas

OPINION OF THE COURT

COHEN, Judge:

In accordance with her plea appellant was found guilty of wrongful sale of marijuana in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934 (1976). Appellant was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for forty-five days, and forfeiture of $367.00 pay per month for three months. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement the convening authority reduced the amount of forfeitures to $367.00 pay per month for two months.

Appellant urges that during the sentencing phase of the trial the military judge erred by forcing…