United States v. Bazan

Appellant pleaded guilty to negligent homicide. During the inquiry into the providency of that plea, the military judge apprised appellant of the elements of the offense as follows:

Q. Okay. And then you admit by your plea of guilty that the victim in this case, Private First Class L. M. GONZALES, is in fact dead, and that his death resulted from the act of you at the time and place alleged.

In other words, that Private GONZALES’ death resulted from your negligently operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and while driving too fast for conditions.

In other words, that was…