United States v. Edwards

Judge ERDMANN

delivered the opinion of the court.

Private Tye L. Edwards entered guilty pleas to a number of offenses including escape from confinement in violation of Article 95, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). 1 A military judge sitting as a general court-martial found him guilty of all charges and sentenced him to eighteen months confinement and a bad-conduct discharge. In accord with the pretrial agreement, the convening authority approved four months of the confinement and the punitive discharge. The United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) summarily affirmed the…