United States v. Daniel

Opinion

Quinn, Chief Judge:

As a result of an early morning street fight, the accused was charged with premeditated murder of a German civilian, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 918. At trial, before a general court-martial, he initially entered a plea of not guilty but, before the case was submitted to the court members for findings, he changed the plea to guilty of involuntary manslaughter, in violation of Article 119, Code, supra, 10 USC § 919. However, the court-martial convicted him of unpremeditated murder, and imposed a sentence which included…