United States v. Vaughn

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ferguson, Senior Judge:

Tried by general court-martial, the accused stands convicted of unpremeditated murder, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 918, and sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for 24 years, and reduction. The United States Air Force Court of Military Review set aside his conviction and sentence and ordered a rehearing because the military judge instructed the court improperly on the doctrine of partial mental responsibility. The correctness of that decision has been certified…