United States v. Ellis

LEO, Chief Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was convicted at a general court-martial before officer and enlisted members of involuntary manslaughter and assault consummated by a battery upon a child under the age of sixteen years, in violation of Articles 119 and 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 919 and 928. He was awarded a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for six years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to pay grade E-l. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged.

We have examined the record of trial, the assignments of error,…