Case: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. LeROY F. HILLYARD, Private E-1, U. S. Army, Appellant
Abbreviation: United States v. Hillyard
Decision Date: 1957-12-13
Docket Number: No. 10,404
Citation: 8 C.M.A. 495
Volume: 8
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v LeROY F. HILLYARD, Private E-1, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Pages: 495–496

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v LeROY F. HILLYARD, Private E-1, U. S. Army, Appellant
8 USCMA 495, 24 CMR 305
No. 10,404
Decided December 13, 1957
Major Edward Fenig and First Lieutenant William H. Carpenter were on the brief for Appellant, Accused.
Major Thomas J. Nichols was on the brief for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Homer Ferguson, Judge:
The law officer incorrectly instructed the court-martial on the issue of intent on the part of the accused in the offense of desertion, and for that reason the conviction must be reversed. The instructional errors are outlined in the opinions of this Court in United States v Soccio, 8 USCMA 477, 24 CMR 287, and United States v Cothern, 8 USCMA 158, 23 CMR 382. The record of trial is returned to The Judge Advocate General of the Army for reference to a board of review. The board may reduce the offense to absence without leave and reassess the sentence, or it may order a rehearing on the desertion charge.
Chief Judge Quinn concurs.