United States v. Fornash

OPINION OF THE COURT

DRIBBEN, Judge:

A general court-martial with members convicted appellant, pursuant to his plea, of conspiracy to import marijuana unlawfully into the United States in violation of Article 81, Uniform Code of Military Justice (U.C.M.J.), 10 U.S.C. § 881. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for two years, forfeiture of $50.00 pay per month for 24 months, and reduction to the grade of Private E-l. The approved sentence is noted above.

The charge of which appellant was convicted alleged that at Fort Ord, California, on or about 21 May 1975, he…