United States v. Guitard

ALBERTSON, Judge:

Lieutenant Junior Grade Guitard was convicted by a general court-martial composed of members for wrongful use of marijuana, a violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 912a. His sentence — dismissal— was approved by the convening authority. He assigns ten errors for review, seven pursuant to United States v. Grostefon, 12 M.J. 431 (C.M.A.1982). Only the first error assigned merits full discussion.

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Appellate defense counsel states the assigned error as follows:

THE MILITARY JUDGE ABUSED HIS DISCRETION BY DENYING APPELLANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL…