United States v. Gaither

*350 Opinion of the Court

COX, Chief Judge:

On May 17, 1993, appellant was tried by military judge sitting alone as a general court-martial at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. Pursuant to his pleas, he was convicted of unauthorized absence, wrongful possession of marijuana, and 2 specifications each of wrongful use of marijuana, wrongful use of cocaine, and making bad checks, in violation of Articles 86, 112a, and 123a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 886, 912a and 923a, respectively. The military judge sentenced appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 30 months,…