United States v. Baxter

MURRAY, Senior Judge:

Tried to a special court-martial by judge alone, the appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of wrongful possession, sale, and transfer of phencyclidine in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 892. The appellant was sentenced to confinement at hard labor for five months, reduction to pay grade E-l, forfeiture of $200.00 pay per month for five months, and a bad conduct discharge. The convening and supervisory authorities approved the findings and sentence.

On 9 November 1976, by supplementary court-martial order, the supervisory…