United States v. Tualla

BAUM, Chief Judge:

On 27 January 1999, this Court affirmed the findings in this case and that portion of the special court-martial sentence which included a bad conduct discharge, confinement for five months, reduction to E-2, and forfeitures of $326 pay per month for six months.1 An adjudged fine of $996.60 was set aside because Rule for Courts-Martial (R.C.M.) 1003(b)(3) expressly authorizes only a general court-martial to adjudge both a fine and forfeitures in the same sentence. On 29 January 1999, the Government filed a motion for reconsideration of this decision, specifically challenging…