Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided June 27, 1969No. 21,302PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Darden, Judge:
The appellant was tried by a general court-martial in May 1967 for the premeditated murder of his wife. Because the appellant stood mute before the court, the law officer, as required by Article 45, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 845, entered a plea of not guilty in his behalf. The court found the appellant not guilty of premeditated murder but guilty of the lesser offense of unpremeditated murder. The sentence was dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, confinement at hard labor for twenty-five years, and reduction to the lowest enlisted…
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