United States v. Shears

OPINION OF THE COURT

GILLEY, Judge:

Pursuant to his pleas, appellant was found guilty at a special court-martial of three specifications of absence without leave (AWOL), escape from custody and from confinement, and wrongful use of marijuana, in violation of Articles 86, 95, and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 886, 895, and 912a (1984), respectively. The convening authority approved the sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for six months, forfeiture of $446.00 pay per month for six months, and reduction to Private El, but pursuant to a pretrial agreement,…