United States v. Wysingle

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

Among other offenses, the accused was convicted of an attempt to entice certain named enlisted men “to engage in acts of prostitution with persons to be directed to them” by him. The issues presented by this appeal are essentially those raised in United States v Adams, 18 USCMA 310, 40 CMR 22, together with a contention that the law officer’s instructions on the sentence were prejudicially inadequate in regard to mitigating matters the court members could properly consider. See United States v Wheeler, 17 USCMA 274, 38 CMR 72.

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