United States v. Jett

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSMAN, Judge:

Despite his plea to the contrary, the accused, Jett, was found guilty by a general court-martial of two offenses in contravention of Article 92(1), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 686 — that which proscribes the violation of a lawful general regulation. He was sentenced to receive a dishonorable discharge, together with total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for one year and six months, and reduction to grade of Private. The convening authority reduced the term of imprisonment to one year, suspended the execution of the punitive…