United States v. Waller

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

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The accused was tried by general .court-martial for rape and sodomy, in violation of Articles 120 and 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 920 and 925, respectively. He was found guilty on both counts and was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for seven years. The convening authority and board of review approved the findings and sentence, and we granted accused’s petition to this Court to consider the three following assignments of error:

Whether the law officer erroneously…