United States v. Goodman

CEDARBURG, Chief Judge:

Tried before a general court-martial with members, appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of transferring and selling cocaine in violation of Article 92, 10 U.S.C. § 892, UCMJ, and was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for nine months, forfeiture of $371.40 per month for nine months and reduction to E-l. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence after reducing the forfeiture to $371.00 for the time specified.

Included among the errors appellant has assigned for our consideration is an assertion that the military…