United States v. Rembert

OPINION OF THE COURT

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a general court-martial consisting of officer and enlisted members of one specification of carnal knowledge, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 920 (1988) [hereinafter *836UCMJ]. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for six months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to Private E1.

We are asked to decide whether the appellant’s involuntary exclusion from the courtroom during the testimony of the prosecutrix…