United States v. Lenard

OPINION OF THE COURT

GILLEY, Judge:

Contrary to appellant’s pleas, a general court-martial consisting of officer and enlisted members found him guilty of negligent homicide, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934 (1982) [hereinafter UCMJ], The convening authority approved the sentence of a bad-conduct discharge.

The appellant contends that the military judge erred to the appellant’s substantial prejudice by failing to provide the court members the standard instruction that “[a] bad-conduct discharge deprives one of substantially all benefits administered…