United States v. Harris

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

Appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of officer members. Pursuant to his pleas, he was convicted of larceny of a credit card, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 921. He was also charged with rape and carnal knowledge of a female under the age of 16, in violation of Article 120, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 920. Contrary to his pleas, he was found guilty of committing “an indecent act” with a female under the age of 16, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 934. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge,…