United States v. Moses

OPINION OF THE COURT

MITCHELL, Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was found guilty of attempted rape and resisting apprehension in violation of Articles 80 and 95, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 880 and 895, respectively. The court members sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 12 months, forfeiture of $250.00 pay per month for 12 months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved the sentence.

The appellant alleges, inter alia, that the military judge’s order excluding spectators from the…