Legal Opinion
United States v. Calley
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided December 21, 1973No. 26,875PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Quinn, Judge:
First Lieutenant Calley stands convicted of the premeditated murder of 22 infants, children, women, and old men, and of assault with intent to murder a child of about 2 years of age. All the killings and the assault took place on March 16, 1968 in the area of the village of My Lai in the Republic of South Vietnam. The Army Court of Military Review affirmed the findings of guilty and the sentence, which, as reduced by the convening authority, includes dismissal and confinement at hard labor for 20 years. The accused petitioned this Court for further review, alleging 30…
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