Name: Michael E. Reist
Case: United States v. Reist No. 98-0888
Date Of Appeal: January 14, 1999
Plea: Guilty
Charges: Rape Of A Child
Military Branch: U.S. Marine Corp
Listed In National Sex Offenders Registry? NO
Pursuant to his pleas, appellant was convicted by judge alone of attempted sodomy of a child, rape (2 specifications), sodomy of a child (2 specifications), and committing indecent acts with a child (2 specifications), in violation of Articles 80, 120, 125, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 880, 920, 925, and 934, respectively. These offenses occurred between September 1995 and May 1996. Appellant was sentenced by the military judge to a dishonorable discharge, 30 years’ confinement, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, the convening authority suspended confinement in excess of 15 years, otherwise approving the findings and sentence. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the findings and sentence in an unpublished opinion.
Appellant pleaded guilty to very serious offenses: 2 specifications of rape, 1 specification of attempted sodomy, 2 specifications of sodomy, and 2 specifications of committing indecent acts with his 6-year-old step-daughter. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, 30 years’ confinement, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. Pursuant to the pretrial agreement, the convening authority suspended confinement in excess of 15 years