United States v. Leech

Opinion of the Court

DARDEN, Judge:

Contrary to his plea, the appellant was convicted by a general court-martial of committing an aggravated assault by shooting his victim with a .22 caliber rifle, thereby intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm — a fractured arm. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of $80.00 per month for six months, and confinement at hard labor for the same period. The convening authority approved and the board of review thereafter affirmed but reduced the sentence to confinement *130at hard labor for six months and forfeiture of $55.00 per month for…