United States v. Cortes

OPINION OF THE COURT

NEURAUTER, Judge:

Contrary to his plea, appellant was convicted by a military judge sitting as a general court-martial of distribution of cocaine in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 912a (Supp. IV 1986) [hereinafter UCMJ]. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence of a dishonorable discharge, confinement for five years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to Private El.

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Appellant now asserts that the special defense of entrapment was raised at his trial and that the government failed to prove beyond a…