United States v. Silvas

EDWARDS, Judge:

Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge sitting alone, for alleged violations of Articles 80 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) 10 U.S.C. §§ 880, 921; pursuant to his pleas he was found guilty of four violations of Article 80, UCMJ. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 4 months, forfeiture of $360.00 per month for 4 months, and reduction to pay grade E-l. The convening authority reduced the forfeitures to $299.00 per month for 4 months and otherwise approved the sentence. The supervisory authority approved…