United States v. Rangel

OPINION OF THE COURT

FRANCIS, Judge:

A general court-martial composed of officer members convicted the appellant, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of forcible sodomy on divers occasions, in violation of Article 125, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 925. The panel sentenced the appellant to a dishonorable discharge, 35 years confinement, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to E-l. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged.

The appellant raises three allegations of error. He asserts: 1) the military judge erred in admitting evidence under Mil. R. Evid. 413 that the…