Legal Opinion
United States v. Arthen
U S Air Force Court of Military Review
Decided December 21, 1990No. ACM 28590PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LEONARD, Senior Judge:
Major Terry Arthen pleaded guilty to and was convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer by maintaining a romantic relationship with an airman and treating him on terms of military equality. She was also convicted of adultery with the same airman. Her approved sentence is dismissal from the service. We find appellant’s guilty plea to the offense of conduct unbecoming an officer to be improvident.
Until her conviction, Major Arthen had over 12 years of outstanding service as a nurse. Her problems began when she became romantically involved with Airman…
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