United States v. Annal

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

This thirty-four-year-old officer, with almost a decade of honorable commissioned service, was sentenced to dismissal by a general court-martial, which found him guilty of committing an indecent and lascivious act, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. The record of trial is before us for review of three separate questions of law.

First, the accused contends the specification does not allege an offense in that the acts charged are acts 0f “absolute propriety and decency.” In material part, the specification alleges…