United States v. Lochausen

Opinion of the Court

COOK, Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted by a general court-martial of drug transactions, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. The findings and sentence were approved by the convening authority. The United States Army Court of Military Review affirmed the findings but changed the sentence to conform to the requirements of law. See United States v. Thompson, 22 U.S.C.M.A. 448, 47 C.M.R. 489 (1973). We granted review to determine whether the convening authority was disqualified from reviewing the record.

The issue…