Legal Opinion
United States v. Harrington
U.S. Army Court of Military Review
Decided August 31, 1984No. CM 442125PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT AND ACTION ON PETITION FOR NEW TRIAL
SU-BROWN, Senior Judge.
What began as a routine annual qualification firing of the M-16 on the Ingman Firing Range at Camp Casey, Korea, culminated in the senseless deaths of four servicemen and serious injury to a fifth. Several of the victims fell prey to Specialist Four (SP4) Archie Bell, a mentally disturbed soldier who professed the belief that his wanton acts of violence would touch off an Islamic revolution. For his part in the killings, appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members and…
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