Hendrix v. United States

Plaintiff Gary Hendrix served with the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal in the Republic of Vietnam. On May 19, 1971, he was convicted by a general court-martial of aggravated assault, attempted murder and premeditated murder in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 928, 880, 918. The charges against him arose from a "fragging” incident — he was convicted of having thrown fragmentation grenades into a bunker where three of his company’s sergeants were sleeping, killing one and injuring the other two. His sentence was to hard labor for life,…