United States v. Brickey

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted by a special court-martial convened in Korea of having possessed and transferred methamphetamines on January 28, 1978, and of having attempted to possess and to sell methamphetamines on February 4, 1978, in violation of Articles 92 and 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 892 and 880, respectively.1 These findings — as well as his sentence to a bad-conduct discharge — were approved by the convening authority and affirmed by the United States Army Court of Military Review. 8 M.J. 757 (1980).

We…