United States v. Cowan

Opinion of the Court

GIERKE, Judge:

1. Appellant was charged with unpremeditated murder of another sailor, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 918, “by means of stabbing him with a knife, and by wrongfully, intentionally, omitting to render timely assistance after HTFN [Hull Technician Fireman] Hernandez had been stabbed.” Appellant pleaded not guilty. The general court-martial, composed of officer members, convicted him of the lesser offense of involuntary manslaughter, in violation of Article 119, UCMJ, 10 USC § 919. The approved sentence provides for a…