Legal Opinion
United States v. Geiss
U S Air Force Court of Military Review
Decided March 29, 1990No. ACM 27812PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
SPILLMAN, Judge:
Appellant is a former enlisted member who, at the time of trial, had over 19 years of active military service. Contrary to his pleas, he was convicted by a general court-martial, military judge alone, of rape, carnal knowledge, sodomy and conduct unbecoming an officer by committing indecent acts in violation of Articles 120, 125 and 133, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 920, 925, 933.
All offenses occurred over extended periods of time, were committed on divers occasions and involved the same victim, MG, appellant’s natural daughter who was 14 years old at the time of trial. MG is…
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