United States v. Mason

OLIVER, Chief Judge:

A panel of officer members, sitting as a general court-martial, convicted the appellant, contrary to his pleas, of burglary and indecent assault, in violation of Articles 129 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 929 and 934 (1994)[hereinafter UCMJ], The appellant’s sentence consisted of a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for a period of 38 months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted pay grade. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged.

We have reviewed the record of trial, the appellant’s three assignments of error,1 and the…