Legal Opinion
United States v. Lofton
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided February 17, 2011No. 10-0565/AFPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge STUCKY
delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted review to consider (1) whether Appellant’s conviction for engaging in conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman by making unsolicited comments of a sexual nature is legally sufficient; and (2) whether the convening authority abused his discretion in failing to order a post-trial hearing pursuant to Article 39(a), Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 839(a) (2006). We hold that Appellant’s conviction is legally sufficient and that Appellant suffered no prejudice by the convening authority’s failure to order a…
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