United States v. Orostin

DECISION

KASTL, Senior Judge:

The appellant was convicted of soliciting the contract killing of his wife, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 934. Before us, he argues that the evidence at trial was insufficient to convict. We disagree and affirm.

The Appellant and “Luciano Angelini”

In September 1988, the Government inserted an individual using the alias of “Luciano Angelini” into the locale around Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. In reality, “Angelini” was an undercover agent of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, tasked with ferreting out *521information regarding use of…