United States v. Barnes

OPINION OP THE COURT

O’HAIR, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, Technical Sergeant Barnes was convicted of a failure to go to his appointed place of duty and wrongful use of cocaine. Although charged with desertion, in accordance with his pleas he was found guilty of a 3-week AWOL terminated by apprehension. A general court-martial panel of officers sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 8 months, forfeiture of $225 pay per month for 6 months and reduction to E-1.

On appeal the appellant alleges it was error for the military judge to admit the results of a urinalysis test…