United States v. Gonzales

McLAUGHLIN, Senior Judge:

At a general court-martial before a mili- ■ tary judge alone, the appellant pled guilty to the rape of his then-6-year-old daughter, a violation of Article 120(a), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 920(a)(1994)[hereinafter UCMJ].1 The appellant was sentenced to 1 year of confinement, reduction to the pay grade of E-5, and to forfeit $830.00 pay per month for 12 months. The convening authority approved the sentence, but suspended forfeiture of pay in excess of $500.00.2 The appellant has assigned two errors to the case.3

The first assignment of error was…