United States v. Massey

*372 Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

On November 30,1987, Massey was tried by a military judge sitting alone as a special court-martial at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado, on charges that, less than a month before, he had assaulted and been disrespectful to a noncommissioned officer and had willfully disobeyed his order — all in violation of Article 91, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 891 — and that he had threatened the same noncommissioned officer, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, 10 USC § 934. Contrary to his pleas, he was convicted (with exceptions as to the disrespect…