United States v. Scantland

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’DONNELL, Senior Judge:

The appellant was convicted of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit premeditated murder in violation of Articles 80 and 81 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 880 and 881. The court sentenced him to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 15 years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority reduced the confinement to eight years and approved the remainder of the sentence as adjudged.

The charges were originally referred for trial by a general…