United States v. Roxas

DeCICCO, Judge:

A general court-martial composed of officer members convicted the appellant, contrary to his pleas, of attempted forcible sodomy in violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice [UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. § 880. The court sentenced the appellant to confine*728ment for 1 year, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to pay grade E-l, and a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence. The appellant has raised three assignments of error before this Court.1

The principal issue in this case is whether the military judge erred in denying a defense…