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United States v. Hutchison, C.A.A.F. (2002)
United States v. Hutchison, C.A.A.F. (2002)
Counsel
For Appellant: Lieutenant Sandra J. Miracle (argued and on brief).
Military Judge:
Robert Bruce
adjudged.
A panel of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the
findings.
55 MJ 574 (C.G.Ct.Crim.App.
56 MJ 684 (2001).
I. BACKGROUND
In January 1997, appellee telephoned civilian police
authorities in South Carolina to report that he had committed an
act of sexual abuse on his 12-year-old stepdaughter at their
off-base residence.
investigation.
Because civilian
RCM 1105(b) was amended after appellants court-martial, on May 27, 1998, by
Executive Order Number 13086.
55 MJ at 579, 581.
After
55 MJ at 582.
II.
DISCUSSION
See United
Art. 66(c).
Id.
United States
See United
In so doing, they
Under Article
66(c), however, although the court may take into account factors
in the record such as the conviction and punishment by state
authorities for the same act, it is limited to considering
whether the military sentence is inappropriate.
Accordingly, we
III.
DECISION
Furthermore, it may be
It is a court of
Id. at 165
In my