United States v. Adams

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

Among other specifications, the accused was convicted of two alleging violations of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §934, in that he “did . . . wrongfully and unlawfully entice . . . [two named males] to engage in acts of prostitution with persons to be directed to them by” him. At trial, Government counsel described the offense as “pandering,” and apparently defense counsel agreed with the description. No direct indication of the law officer’s opinion appears in the record, but he instructed the court members that the maximum…