United States v. Vega

DECISION

KASTL, Senior Judge:

Staff Sergeant Vega raises two matters for our consideration,

*893I

WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED BY ACCEPTING APPELLANT’S PLEA OF GUILTY TO WRONGFUL POSSESSION OF COCAINE WHEN THE APPELLANT STATED DURING HIS GUILTY PLEA INQUIRY THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED OFFENSE, HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE SUBSTANCE HE POSSESSED WAS COCAINE.

II

WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED TO THE SUBSTANTIAL PREJUDICE OF THE APPELLANT BY ADMITTING THE OPINION TESTIMONY OF MASTER SERGEANT MCCANTS CONCERNING APPELLANT’S POTENTIAL FOR REHABILITATION.

We affirm.*

I

Throughout his guilty plea inquiry on…