United States v. Mosby

Chief Judge CRAWFORD

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant was convicted, pursuant to his pleas, by a military judge of the involuntary manslaughter of his five-week old son, in violation of Article 119, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 919. Based on a pretrial agreement, a murder charge, as well as three specifications and a charge of aggravated assault, were dismissed. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, nine years’ confinement, and reduction to the low*310est enlisted grade. Pursuant to the pretrial agreement, the convening authority approved the sentence but reduced…