United States v. Ransom

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAIRNS, Senior Judge:

At a fully contested general court-martial, officer and enlisted members convicted the appellant of attempted kidnapping, rape (three specifications), forcible sodomy (three specifications), assault with a dangerous weapon, assault consummated by a battery (two specifications), adultery, communicating a threat, and kidnapping in violation of Articles 80, 120,125, 128, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 880, 920, 925, 928, and 934 [hereinafter UCMJ]. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence of a dishonorable discharge,…