United States v. Hollis

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

Charged with the murder of his seven-month-old son, the accused was convicted on June 16, 1959, of involuntary manslaughter, in violation of Article 119, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 919. The court-martial1 was instructed that the maximum punishment was a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for three years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to seaman recruit. There was no instruction on the imposition of hard labor without confinement. After some deliberation in closed ses*236sion, the court reopened…