United States v. Williams

This case is an appeal from a rehearing of a general court-martial originally tried on 15-18 and 21 June 1982 and retried on 26 October, 23 November, and 15-16 December 1982 at Naval Legal Service Office, Washington, D.C. The second trial was necessitated by the discovery of a nineteen minute “gap” in the transcript which resulted in a nonverbatim record of trial.

At his first trial, appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of attempted rape, in violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C.A. § 880 (UCMJ), assault with a dangerous weapon, in violation of Article…