United States v. Dayton

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial composed of officers tried Dayton at Fort Ord, California, *7for wrongfully distributing 20 individual dosage units of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on or about October 24,1985, and for wrongfully using marijuana on two other occasions. See Art. 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 912a.1 Appellant pleaded guilty to wrongful use but not guilty to distribution. The court-martial found him guilty as charged and sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, 2 years’ confinement, total forfeitures, and reduction to pay…