United States v. Sanders

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge.

Appellant, a nurse-anesthetist, was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of molesting a semi-conscious, post-operative patient.1 The granted issues question the legal sufficiency of the evidence of appellant’s guilt and the adequacy of trial defense counsel’s representation.2 We decide both granted issues against appellant, and we affirm.

*117 Legal Sufficiency

M, the victim, was the 18-year-old daughter of an Army first sergeant. She had undergone a late-night, emergency gall bladder operation at Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas. According to her testimony, she…