United States v. Thomas

OPINION OF THE COURT

FULTON, Senior Judge:

Although he pleaded not guilty, the appellant was convicted of one of two specifications of wrongfully transferring the drug phencyclidine (PCP). His conduct was proscribed by Army Regulation 600-50, and therefore violated Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 892 (1976). The general court-martial members sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for one year, and reduction to the grade of Private E — 1.

On this review pursuant to Article 66 of the Uniform Code, 10 U.S.C. § 866 (1976), three errors are…