United States v. Barnes

OPINION OF THE COURT

FINCHER, Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a special court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of desertion, three specifications of committing indecent assault, five specifications of communicating indecent language, and one specification of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline, in violation of Articles 85 and 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 885, 934. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, hard labor without confinement for 3 months, and reduction to E-l. The convening authority approved the sentence,…