United States v. Private E1 STEVEN M. TUCKER

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAMPANELLA, Senior Judge:

In this case, we explore whether the military judge erred in accepting the appellant’s plea to a general article violation for providing alcohol to a person under the age of twenty-one, premised upon the mens rea of negligence. Finding no error, we affirm. Because Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934 (2012) [hereinafter UCMJ], specifically criminalizes “disorders and neglects” that are prejudicial to good order and discipline or which tend to discredit the service, we find the Article 134, UCMJ, offense falls outside the…