United States v. Jeffers

Chief Judge CRAWFORD

delivered the opinion of the Court.

A court-martial panel of officers and enlisted members convicted appellant, on mixed pleas, of fading to obey a lawful order (two *14specifications), rape, forcible sodomy, and adultery (four specifications), in violations of Articles 92, 120, 125, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 892, 920, 925, and 934, respectively. The adjudged and approved sentence provides for a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for three years, total forfeiture of pay and allowances, and reduction to E-l. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the…