United States v. Powell

Opinion of the Court

Homer Ferguson, Judge:

A general court-martial convened at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, found the accused guilty of having committed an indecent, lewd, and lascivious act with another, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. We granted review to determine the correctness of the law of-fleer’s instructions regarding a purported statement made by the accused.

Preceding the statement’s introduction into evidence, the prosecution called one Specialist First Class Hol-ford, a criminal investigator, as a witness. He testified concerning his…