United States v. Ponder

OPINION OF THE COURT

MYERS, Senior Judge:

Appellant was tried by a special court-martial composed of officer members on 9 and 10 March 1988 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. After mixed pleas, appellant was found guilty of speaking disrespectful language to a noncommissioned officer, being drunk while on duty, and larceny in violation of Articles 91, 112, and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 891, 912, and 921 (1982) [hereinafter UCMJ]. The members sentenced appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for six months, forfeiture of $447.00 pay per month for six months, and…