United States v. Noriega

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A special court-martial convicted the accused of several offenses, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and imposed a sentence which includes a bad-conduct discharge. Intermediate appellate authorities modified the findings of guilty, but affirmed the adjudged sentence. We granted review to consider whether the evidence is sufficient to support Charge I which alleges disrespect toward a superior officer.

Lieutenant Tipton, the transportation officer of the accused’s squadron, called the enlisted personnel together for a “little…