United States v. Gordon

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused in this case was originally charged with the rape of a Korean national in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 714, and two relatively minor offenses not herein important. The principal offense grew out of the same *633incident described in United States v. Headspeth (No. 1973), 2 USCMA 635, 10 CMR 133 decided this date.. When the court which tried Headspeth returned a finding of guilty of indecent assault only, the convening authority reduced the charge against Gordon to indecent assault. Thereafter, at…