United States v. Private First Class JHON R. HEATH

OPINION OF THE COURT

MULLIGAN, Senior Judge:

On appeal from his conviction of one specification of sexual assault, 1 appellant’s sole assignment of error is the military judge erred when he allowed the government to elicit a prior consistent statement from the alleged victim, Specialist (SPC) AP. 2 While we disagree with the military judge’s reasoning, under the ‘Tipsy Coachman Doctrine’ we find the military judge correctly admitted the prior consistent statement.

In addition to the mandatory dishonorable discharge, the panel with enlisted representation sentenced appellant to confinement for…