United States v. Cooper

OPINION OF THE COURT AND ACTION ON PETITION FOR NEW TRIAL

MITCHELL, Judge:

Appellant was tried by general court-martial for the offense of attempted rape in violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 880. Contrary to his plea he was convicted and sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for twenty years, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority reduced the period of confinement at hard labor to three years but approved the remainder of the sentence.

After trial, but before the convening…