United States v. Bishop

Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Judge:

The appellant was convicted by a general court-martial with members of both rape and burglary.1 We have reviewed this case to determine whether certain personal knowledge on the part of some jurors impeached the court members’ verdict of guilty.2 After consideration of the arguments and facts before us, we answer the contested legal issue in the negative and affirm the decision of the United States Air Force Court of Military Review.

*8A brief recital of the facts helps elucidate the issue. The victim of these offenses lived in base housing next door to the…