United States v. Hardy

OPINION OF THE COURT

COKER, Judge:

In accordance with his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a military judge sitting as a general court-martial of one specification of robbery in which he used a knife to threaten the victim. His sentence of a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for 54 months, total forfeitures, and reduction to Private E-l was approved by the convening authority.

The trial judge had sat as judge alone on the case of appellant’s co-accused. That case was contested, the co-accused found guilty and sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor…