United States v. Credit

DECISION

ROBERTS, Senior Judge:

Tried by a general court-martial which included members, the accused stands convicted, contrary to his pleas of not guilty, of the crime of rape, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 920. The charges were referred to the court-martial as a noncapital ease, and the maximum authorized punishment included confinement at hard labor for life. The court-martial imposed, and the convening authority approved, a sentence of a dishonorable discharge, confinement at *635hard labor for three years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and…