United States v. Torrence

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENWASSER, Chief Judge:

A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted the accused, after pleas of not guilty, of four offenses: possessing cocaine aboard the Coast Guard Cutter GLACIER; wrongful appropriation of a government van at the San Diego Coast Guard Air Station; drunken driving, and reckless driving. The accused requested a sentence of bad conduct discharge with no other punishment, and the judge imposed the sentence asked for. Reviewing authorities below have approved the findings of guilty and sentence.

Errors assigned question the sufficiency of…