United States v. McNeill

Opinion of the Court

Appellant was tried by general court-martial in September and October 1981 at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. Contrary to appellant’s pleas, the members of this court-martial found him guilty of sodomy, in violation of Article 125, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 925. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and reduction to pay grade E-l. The convening authority approved this sentence which was also affirmed by the Court of Military Review.

The granted issue for review * in this case was:

WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE ERRED IN…