United States v. Lawrence

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBBLEE, Judge:

Contrary to his plea, appellant was convicted by a military judge sitting as a spécial court-martial of wrongful solicitation of another to commit sodomy in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter cited as UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 934 (1982). The military judge sentenced appellant to a bad conduct discharge and reduction to the grade of Sergeant E-5.1 The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged, thus administratively reducing appellant to the pay grade E-l by operation of law. See Article 58a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 858a…