United States v. Sharar

WILLEVER, Judge:

Pursuant to his pleas before a military judge sitting alone as a special court-martial, appellant was found guilty of violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), Articles 112a and 134, 10 U.S.C. §§ 912a, 934. After being found guilty of one specification each alleging use of heroin, distribution of heroin, and incapacitation for duty due to wrongful overindulgence of intoxicants, appellant was sentenced to confinement for 4 months, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a bad-conduct discharge.

Appellant challenges the providency of his guilty pleas at trial to the…