United States v. Hines

Opinion of the Court

Homer Ferguson, Judge:

The accused was convicted by a general court-martial of two assaults; of offering violence to a superior officer; of being drunk and disorderly in command ; and of incapacitating himself for the proper performance of his duties because of drunkenness; in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 128, 50 USC §722; Article 90, 50 USC § 684; and Article 134, 50 USC § 728, respectively. He was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and three years’ confinement at hard labor. The convening authority reduced the…