United States v. Gosselin

OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, Judge:

The appellant was tried at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, by a military judge sitting as a special court-martial. In accordance with his pleas, the appellant was convicted of various drug offenses, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 912a. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 30 days, and reduction to the grade of E-l.

On appeal, the appellant challenges the providence of his plea to the wrongful introduction of mushrooms containing the hallucinogenic psilocybin, a Schedule I controlled…