Pearson v. Cox

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

The petitioner was tried for unpremeditated murder, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 918, by a general court-martial convened by the respondent, Brigadier General Cox. After several sessions of the court-martial, on December 11, 1980, he was convicted of negligent homicide, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 934, and sentenced to the maximum punishment for that offense — bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 1 year, total forfeitures, and reduction to the lowest enlisted pay grade.…