United States v. Schumacher

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused, Captain Jules F. Schu-macher, United States Navy, was convicted by general court-martial at Guam, Marianas Islands, on August 1, 1951, of scandalous conduct tending to the destruction of good morals, in violation of Article 8, Paragraph 1, Articles for the Government of the Navy, 34 USC § 1200. There were eight specifications brought under the charge and the accused was found not guilty of five of these specifications, and guilty of specifications 6, 7 and 8. He was sentenced to dismissal from the service. The findings and sentence…