United States v. Thomas

*250Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

The accused was convicted by general court-martial, convened in Vietnam, of one specification each of premeditated murder and aggravated assault, in violation of Articles 118 and 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§918 and 928, respectively. His sentence to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for life has remained unchanged, through the process of appellate review, to this level. We granted review on the single issue of whether the military judge erred by failing to instruct on the issue of insanity.

There is…