Legal Opinion
United States v. Hicks
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided February 3, 1956No. 6619PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Robert E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
In a joint trial with Corporal Clyde Higginbotham, the accused was convicted of the offense of maiming, in violation of Article 124, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 718. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for five years. Intermediate appellate authorities affirmed the conviction. We granted review to consider the correctness of the law officer’s instructions.
No dispute exists as to the evidence. At about midnight on September 23, 1954, the accused, Higginbotham, and two…
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