United States v. Thomas

OPINION OF THE COURT

FOREMAN, Senior Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted the appellant, in accordance with his pleas, of possession and use of marihuana, possession and use of cocaine, assault consummated by a battery, and drunk driving, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice Articles 112a, 128 and 111,-10 U.S.C. §§ 912a, 928 and 911 (1982 & Supp. V 1987) [hereinafter UCMJ]. The approved sentence provides for a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for nine months, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.

The appellant contends that the military judge…