United States v. Cox

Opinion of the Court

COOK, Senior Judge:

In this case, appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of a series of sexual offenses* involving four little girls whose ages ranged from 5-10 years at the time of the offenses.

I

The first question we consider is whether the offense of sodomy was sufficiently alleged. The specification charged that appellant committed sodomy by “licking the genitalia” of one of the little girls. In order to complete the offense of sodomy, some penetration, “however slight,” is required. Para. 204, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised edition);…