United States v. Hebert

OPINION OF THE COURT

VARO, Judge:

The appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members. Contrary to his pleas, he was convicted of two specifications of sodomy with a minor in violation of Article 125, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 925 (1982) [hereinafter UCMJ].1 His approved sentence provides for a dishonorable discharge, confinement for five years, forfeiture of $400.00 pay per month for sixty months, and reduction to the grade of Private E1.

The acts for which the appellant was convicted involve sodomy with his fourteen-year-old stepson.

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