United States v. Tschip

Judge EFFRON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

A special court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members, convicted Appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of dereliction of duty and one specification of dishonorably failing to maintain sufficient funds in his credit union account to pay for checks he uttered, in violation of Articles 92 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. §§ 892, 934 (2000). He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved these results, and the…