United States v. Duval

OPINION OF THE COURT

FOREMAN, Senior Judge:

A military judge sitting as a general court-martial convicted the appellant, in accordance with his pleas, of uttering bad checks with intent to defraud and dishonorable failure to pay a just debt, in violation of Articles 123a and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 923a and 934 (1982). The military judge sentenced the appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 10 months, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, the convening authority reduced the confinement to nine months.

The appellant…