United States v. Singleton

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

The instant case involves an allegation of unlawful command influence. Appellant was convicted, inter alia, of communicating a threat to and raping the prosecutrix, at Grafenwoehr, Germany.1 He acknowledged that *201he and the prosecutrix had consensual intercourse on the night in question, but contended that, when he left her, she was fine. The prosecutrix, a servicemember, reported for medical attention the next day with a broken jaw and severe vaginal trauma. She claimed rape and named appellant as her assailant.

The trial was a classic swearing contest. The…