United States v. Adkins

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSMAN, Judge:

The accused was tried by a general court-martial, convened on the island of Guam by the Commander, Naval Forces Marianas. The charge was sodomy, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 125, 50 USC § 719. The accused pleaded not guilty, but was convicted and sentenced to receive a bad-conduct discharge, as well as to total forfeitures and confinement at hard labor for eighteen months. The convening authority approved the findings but reduced the confinement adjudged to eleven months. Following affirmance by a board of review in…