United States v. Washington

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSman, Judge:

Accused stands convicted of rape and sodomy, violations respectively of Articles 120 and 125, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 714 and 50 USC § 719. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence and a board of review has aifirmed. On petition of accused, this Court granted further review on the sole issue of whether the evidence is sufficient as. a matter of law to sustain the conviction.

As we read the record and understand the contentions of counsel, the crux of the factual issue here is whether the prosecutrix, Kim Yong Ja,…