United States v. Hill

DECISION

Tried by general court-martial, military judge alone, the accused was convicted, despite his pleas, of rape, in violation of Article 120, 10 U.S.C. § 920, Uniform Code of Military Justice. The approved sentence extends to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for four years and reduction to airman basic.

Appellate defense counsel invite our attention to the errors assigned by the defense counsel in his response to the review of the staff judge advocate, and, in addition, assign seven other errors. We have considered these assignments as well as those errors asserted by…