United States v. Henderson

Opinion of the Court

FERGUSON, Judge:

The accused was convicted by general court-martial, convened at Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, of two specifications of carnal knowledge of a female under the age of sixteen, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 920. We granted review to determine the validity of this conviction in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in O’Callahan v Parker, 395 US 258, 23 L Ed 2d 291, 89 S Ct 1683 (1969).

According to the evidence of record, the accused met the fourteen-year-old *602daughter of another serviceman in the Liner Diner…