United States v. Reggio

MOLLISON, Senior Judge:

The principal issue in this appeal from a general court-martial conviction is whether the military judge erred in admitting an alleged child abuse victim’s out-of-court demonstration of how he suffered injury. We conclude the military judge did not err and we affirm.

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was found guilty inter alia of battery of a child in July and September 1991, in violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 928 (1988).1 A general court-martial composed of officer members sentenced the appellant to confinement for 2…