United States v. Jester

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BRosman, Judge:

The accused, Jester, was originally tried on June 19, 1952, by a general court-martial, convened in Korea, under two specifications alleging willful disobedience of the order of a superior noncommissioned officer, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 91, 50 USC § 685. One specification alleged that, on May 21, 1952,. he had willfully disobeyed a lawful order from Master Sergeant Carl B. Abel “to get into a jeep and proceed to the 17th Infantry Regiment Command Post”; the second that, on May 17, 1952, he had willfully…