United States v. Childs

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

The accused was charged in a single specification with assault upon a basic airman by striking him in the left eye with a sharp instrument, the exact description of the weapon being unknown. The date of the offense was August 23, 1953. He was found guilty by the court, sentenced to be dishonorably discharged from the service, to forfeit all pay and allowances, and to be confined at hard labor for one year. Except as to the suspension of the execution of the sentence during the appellate processes, the sentence was approved by intervening…