United States v. Shields

Opinion

COX, Judge:

Despite his pleas, the accused was convicted by a special court-martial of wrongfully destroying private property, assault with a means likely to produce grievous bodily harm, and wrongfully communicating a threat on two occasions, in violation of Articles 109,128, and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 909, 928, and 934, respectively. The approved sentence extends to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 6 months, and forfeiture of $367.00 per month for 6 months. The Court of Military Review affirmed in a short-form opinion.

We granted…