United States v. Roberts

DORMAN, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, a general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members convicted the appellant of raping a fellow Sailor. The appellant’s crime violated Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 920. The approved sentence includes confinement for 90 days and a bad-conduct discharge.

We have carefully reviewed the record of trial, the appellant’s two assignments of error, the Government’s Answer, and the appellant’s Response to the Government Answer. In deciding this case we have also considered the excellent oral arguments presented by…