United States v. Hall

Opinion of the Court

FERGUSON, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial, the accused was convicted of willful disobedience of a lawful order of his superior officer, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 90, 10 USC § 890, and sentenced to dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of $56.00 per month for twenty-four months, and confinement at hard labor for two years. Intermediate appellate authorities affirmed, and we granted accused’s petition for review on issues involving military jurisdiction over him. In view of our disposition of the case, we need only consider the question…