United States v. Harper

OPINION OF THE COURT

JOHNSTON, Judge:

The appellant, a sergeant first class with approximately eighteen years of service, was tried by a military judge sitting as a special court-martial. Contrary to his plea, he was convicted of a single specification of wrongful use of marijuana in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 912a (Supp. V 1987). The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence of a bad-conduct discharge and reduction to Private E1.

The appellant contends, inter alia, that the military judge erred by taking judicial notice…