United States v. Jackson

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial in Germany convicted the accused of willful disobedience of a lawful command, in violation of Article 90, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 684, and sentenced him to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for two years. On appeal, a board of review reduced the confinement to one year, but otherwise affirmed the findings of guilty and the sentence. We granted the accused’s petition for review to consider the following issue:

“Whether the law officer was required to instruct on the…