United States v. Troglin

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

The accused was tried by general court-martial in Pusan, Korea, for the unpremeditated murder of Private First Class Samuel L. Davis, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 712. The court-martial returned a finding of guilty of voluntary manslaughtér under Article 119 (a) of the Code, 50 USC § 713, and sentenced him to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge, to forfeit all pay and allowances, and to be confined at hard labor for three years. The convening authority approved the findings and…