United States v. Covington

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

The appellant was tried by special court-martial at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and contrary to his pleas, was found guilty of assault upon a noncommissioned officer, disobedience of a lawful order, and disrespect to a noncommissioned officer, all in violation of Article 91 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 891. His sentence to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement at hard labor was approved by the convening authority, and both the findings and the sentence were affirmed without opinion by the United States Army Court of Military…