United States v. Fields

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

Culminating a period of marital conflict, the accused shot and killed his wife. The homicide was committed in a parking lot near their residence within the geographical limits of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. In due course, the accused was convicted by a general court-martial convened at Schofield Barracks of wrongful appropriation of a pistol and the premeditated murder of his wife, in violation of Articles 121 and 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 921 and 918, respectively.

On this appeal, the accused contends that in light of the…