United States v. Dudding

Opinion of the Court

CRAWFORD, Judge.

Pursuant to his pleas, appellant was found guilty of rape, sodomy, communicating a threat, two specifications of communicating indecent language to a child, and four specifications of committing indecent acts with a child, in violation of Articles 120,125, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 920, 925, and 934, respectively. He was sentenced by the court members to a dishonorable discharge, confinement for 40 years, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, the convening authority…