United States v. Clark

Opinion

FERGUSON, Judge:

The accused was convicted, upon his plea of guilty, by general court-martial, convened in the Republic of Vietnam, of a number of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Included therein was a charge (number 1) under Article 80, 10 USC § 880, that the accused,

“. . . did, at DaNang Air Base, DaNang, Republic of Vietnam, on or about 9 February 1968, attempt, by threats of force and violence and with wrongful intent, to exercise control of an aircraft in flight in air commerce to wit: a Pan American Airways DC-6B aircraft transporting United States Military *83Per…