United States v. Fell

OPINION OF THE COURT

HAESSIG, Judge:

A general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members convicted the appellant, contrary to his pleas, of felony-murder, robbery, and sodomy in violation of Articles 118,122, and 125, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 918, 922, and 925 (1982) [hereinafter UCMJ], The appellant’s approved sentence includes a dishonorable discharge, confinement for twenty-five years, total forfeitures, and reduction to the grade of Private E1.

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Facts

On the afternoon of 30 January 1989, the appellant, a twenty-one year old married soldier, began drinking in…