United States v. Nelson

REED, Judge:

Appellant was tried by general court-martial before officer and enlisted members. Pursuant to his pleas he was found guilty of the rape of a petty officer in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 920. He was sentenced to confinement for four years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a dishonorable discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged.1

The appellant’s first assignment of error2 deals with the military judge’s failure to sustain a challenge for cause of Lieutenant Colonel…