Legal Opinion
United States v. Morphis
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided April 26, 1957No. 8735PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
HomeR FERGUSON, Judge:
The accused was convicted by a general court-martial sitting in Germany of premeditated murder, a violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §918. He was sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and life imprisonment. The findings and sentence were approved by the convening authority and a board of review. We granted review to determine the following issues:(1) Whether the admission of testimony that the accused had threatened to kill “someone” the night before the homicide was prejudicial.(2) Whether the law…
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