United States v. Kisner

Opinion of the Court

FERGUSON, Judge:

Tried by general court-martial convened at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, by the Commanding General, Fifth United States Army, the accused was found guilty of malingering, in violation of Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 115, 10 USC § 915. He was sentenced to bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, confinement at hard labor for four months, and reduction. The convening authority approved the sentence. The board of review affirmed the findings of guilty, but commuted the punishment approved below to confinement at hard labor for nine…