United States v. Warner

DECISION

LEWIS, Judge:

The appellant pleaded guilty to wrongful use of marijuana and was found guilty in accordance with his plea. Despite pleas of not guilty he was also found guilty by a military judge, sitting alone, of two specifications alleging the wrongful use of cocaine. His approved sentence extends to a bad conduct discharge, confinement of nine months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and reduction to airman basic.

The evidence of the two wrongful uses of cocaine consisted of the results of urinalyses reflecting that the appellant’s urine contained the metabolite of cocaine. The…