United States v. Knight

Opinion of the Court

GEORGE W. LATIMER, Judge:

A general court-martial convicted accused of taking indecent liberties with a minor child, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934, and sentenced him to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for seven years, and reduction to the lowest enlisted pay grade. The convening authority approved, except that he reduced the term of imprisonment to five years. Thereafter, a board of review in the office of The Judge Advocate General of the Army affirmed the findings and sentence. Accused then…