United States v. Oestmann

Judge EFFRON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

On December 10, 2001, Appellant was convicted and sentenced at a general court-martial convened by the Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Support Activity in Naples, Italy. The court-martial, composed of a military judge sitting alone, convicted Appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of an absence offense and various drug-related offenses in violation of Articles 81, 86, 92, and 112a, Uniform *104Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 881, 886, 892, and 912a (2000), respectively. The adjudged sentence included a bad-conduct discharge, confinement…