United States v. Schnable

THOMPSON, Judge:

Officer and enlisted members sitting as a general court-martial convicted the appellant, contrary to his pleas, of four specifications of indecent acts with a minor and one specification of communicating a threat, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. The appellant was sentenced to confinement for 20 years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a dishonorable discharge.

In taking his action, the convening authority approved only so much of the sentence as provided for reduction to pay grade E-l,…