United States v. Benner

*211Senior Judge COX

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant was convicted, pursuant to his conditional guilty pleas, of sodomy with a child and indecent acts, in violation of Articles 125 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 USC §§ 925 and 934, respectively.1 The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. 55 MJ 621 (2001).

Prior to entering his pleas, appellant moved to suppress a confession given to special agents of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID).2 The issue in this appeal is whether this confession was voluntary.3 We hold that it was not voluntary, and we…