United States v. Clayton

Chief Judge EFFRON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

A general court-martial composed of a military judge sitting alone convicted Appellant, pursuant to his conditional pleas, of violating a lawful general order and possession of child pornography, in violation of Articles 92 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 892, 934 (2006). The sentence adjudged by the court-martial included confinement for forty months and a dismissal. The convening authority approved a sentence that included confinement for thirty-six months and a dismissal, and provided the accused with seven…