United States v. Townes

COOPER, Judge:

The appellant was convicted, by general court-martial composed of enlisted and officer members, of unauthorized absence, premeditated murder, rape of a child, forcible sodomy of a child, assault and battery, and two specifications of indecent acts with a child in violation of Articles 86, 118(1), 120, 125, 128, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 886, 918(1), 920, 925, 928, and 934 (1994). Appellant pled guilty to the unauthorized absence offense and all charges relating to the molestation of the child. The members found him guilty of premeditated murder and…