United States v. Peterson

Opinion of the Court

Ferguson, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial convened at Camp Martin Cox, Vietnam, the accused pleaded' guilty to involuntary manslaughter and five specifications of assault with a dangerous weapon, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 119 and Article 128, 10 USC §§ 919, 928, respectively. He was found guilty and sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, confinement at hard labor for five years, and reduction. Pursuant to the terms of a pretrial agreement, the convening authority reduced the term of adjudged…