United States v. Best

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused was convicted by general court-martial in Korea of premeditated murder, the larceny of a jeep, and absence without leave. He was sentenced to death. On appeal, the board of review set aside the finding of guilty of murder and ordered a rehearing on that charge. However, it affirmed the other findings of guilty and held that “only so much of the sentence as provides for dishonorable discharge, total forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement at hard labor for life is correct in law and fact,” but it made no express…