United States v. Marks

DECISION

HOLTE, Judge:

A military judge, sitting alone, found the appellant guilty, contrary to his pleas, of *655aggravated arson, a violation of Article 126, U.C.M.J., 10 U.S.C. § 926. The adjudged and approved sentence consists of a bad conduct discharge, confinement for one year and one day, forfeiture of $200.00 per month for seven months and reduction to airman basic.

The appellant’s court-martial resulted from a fire in the USAF Regional Hospital, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in the early hours of 22 August 1986. The appellant was on duty in the hospital emergency room at 0528 hours when…