United States v. Cook

Opinion of the Court

Appellant, who was not yet twenty years of age at the time of trial, was found guilty of a number of offenses involving disobedience of, and disrespect to, commissioned and noncom-missioned officers and assault. All the offenses were committed at the Red Fox Enlisted Men’s Club in Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany, while the accused was “pretty intoxicated.” He had no previous civilian or military convictions and had never received administrative punishment under the provisions of Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 815. Through his counsel, he informed…