United States v. Sasser

Opinion of the Court

HomeR FERGUSON, Judge:

Tried by special court-martial, the accused was found guilty of assault whereby grievous bodily harm was intentionally inflicted, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 128, 10 USC § 928. He was sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of $50.00 per month for six months, confinement at hard labor for six months, and reduction to Basic Airman. Intermediate appellate authorities affirmed, and we granted review on the issue whether the president erred prejudi-cially in failing to instruct, sua sponte, on the elements of the…