United States v. Brown

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAULEY, Judge.

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted of several offenses involving possession and distribution of hashish and LSD by a general court-martial composed of members. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for five years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved the sentence.

This is yet another case arising from a finding of the existence of unlawful command influence in the 3d Armored Division during the time that Major General Thurman E. Anderson…