United States v. Chandler

OPINION OF THE COURT

BADAMI, Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted of nine specifications of communicating indecent language to a female, and two specifications of communicating insulting language to a female, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934 (1976) [hereinafter UCMJ]. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 15 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to Private E-l. The convening authority approved the sentence.

At issue in this case is whether the Fifth Amendment of the United…