United States v. Box

OPINION OF THE COURT

HOLDAWAY, Chief Judge:

Despite his plea of not guilty, the appellant was convicted by a special court-martial of the aggravated assault of a fellow soldier. He was sentenced to confinement for six months, forfeiture of $447.00 per month for six months, and a bad-conduct discharge. The convening authority approved the sentence.

There is no serious dispute as to the salient facts. Both appellant and his victim testified at trial. Their testimony was largely congruent as was the testimony of several bystanders.1 These are the relevant facts: The appellant and his victim were on…