Legal Opinion
United States v. Ellis
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided September 30, 2002No. 01-0590/NAPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge CRAWFORD
delivered the judgment of the Court.
Appellant was charged with assaulting his two-and-a-half-year-old son, Timothy Ellis, Jr. (Timmy), on June 2, 1994, and on June 3, 1994. He was also charged with murdering Timmy on June 4, 1994. Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted by officer and enlisted members of involuntary manslaughter and assault upon a child, in violation of Articles 119 and 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 USC §§ 919 and 928. The convening authority approved the sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, six years’ confinement, total…
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