United States v. Hazard

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

This appeal brings up for review certain alleged errors in regard to one of two charges of which the accused was convicted. The charge is wrongfully communicating a threat, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934.

The accused was a prisoner in the post stockade. During an area cleaning assignment outside the stockade he gave the guard some difficulty. The guard reported the matter to the work detail sergeant. Later as the work party was mounting a truck to return to the stockade, the accused said to the guard,…