United States v. Nixon

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Senior Judge:

I

On March 22-23,1988, Specialist Norman G. Nixon was tried at Fort Bliss, Texas, by a general court-martial composed of a military judge alone. Contrary to his pleas, he was convicted of committing an indecent act with a child under the age of 16, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. The military judge sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, 2 years’ confinement, total forfeitures, and reduction to Private E-1. The convening authority approved the sentence.

Before the Court of Military Review, Nixon complained…