United States v. Martinez

*629OPINION OF THE COURT

DRIBBEN, Judge:

Appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, by a general court-martial, of two specifications of assault with a dangerous weapon alleged as violations of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 928. His sentence, imposed by the court members and approved by the convening authority, extended to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for one year, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The question we must resolve is whether appellant’s pretrial statement in which he admitted…