United States v. Seider

Judge ERDMANN

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant, Airman First Class Shane T. Seider, was tried by a general court-martial consisting of members. He was charged with the wrongful use of cocaine on divers occasions and wrongfully distributing cocaine in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice [UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 912a (2000). Although Seider pleaded not guilty to both specifications, he was found guilty of wrongfully distributing cocaine as charged and of wrongfully using cocaine except the words “on divers occasions.”

Seider was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge,…