United States v. Wirth

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

Appellant was found guilty of three specifications of indecent acts with a female under the age of sixteen, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. In particular, a general court-martial composed of members found that he had fondled with his hand the vaginal areas of three different young girls with the intent to gratify his lust. See para. 213/(3), Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised edition). Appellant was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, 2 years’ confinement at hard labor, and…