Legal Opinion
United States v. Lips
U S Air Force Court of Military Review
Decided May 2, 1986No. ACM 24883PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
HODGSON, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from a conviction of rape, forcible sodomy and three allegations of assault culminating in an approved sentence of a dishonorable discharge, 20 years confinement, total forfeitures and reduction to airman basic. The appellant is a senior non-commissioned officer with years of outstanding service. The complaining witness is the dependent wife of a serviceman from whom she was in the process of divorcing although at the time of her encounter with the appellant she was living with another airman. In affirming the conviction we deem it appropriate to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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