United States v. Downard

Opinion of the Court

Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

Petitioner was convicted by general court-martial of two specifications alleging conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman in violation of Article of War 95, 10 USC § 1567, and was sentenced to be dismissed from the service. The substance of the charge was that he had assaulted his wife and used obscene language toward her at about 11 p. m. outside the Fort Monroe Officers’ Club, a semi-public place. We granted the petition for review upon the issue of whether error was committed by the law officer in the instructions given and refused…