United States v. Brandell

Opinion of the Court

GIERKE, Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted appellant, contrary to his pleas, of 26 specifications of dishonorable failure to maintain sufficient funds for payment of checks, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934, and other offenses not at issue before this Court. The approved * sentence provides for a bad-conduct dis*370charge, confinement for 24 months, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The Court of Military Review affirmed the findings and sentence. 33 MJ 723 (1991).

We granted…