United States v. Schuring

OPINION OF THE COURT

WERNER, Judge:

Although he pled not guilty to the charge of murdering, without premeditation, Mi Yong Yun, a Korean woman, appellant was convicted by a court-martial composed of members of the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter while perpetrating a battery, in violation of Article 119(b)(2), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 919(b)(2) (1976). The approved sentence provides for a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for three years, total forfeitures and reduction to Private E-l.

I. The Facts

Anchong-ni is a small South Korean village…