United States Court of Military Appeals· 11/22/1963

United States v. Redding

Citations

14 C.M.A. 242
14 USCMA 242
34 C.M.R. 22
1963 CMA LEXIS 186
1963 WL 4752

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holding accident defense not raised even though victim and accused testified that injury was by accident
finding aggravated assault by culpable negligence even where the government and defense both agreed the appellant never intended to harm the victim
“Assault with a dangerous weapon ... is not a specific intent offense. Rather, it is a general intent crime which may be committed even by a drunken assailant.”
accused found guilty of assault with dangerous weapon where he wounded friend with a bullet to the chest, even though he believed he had unloaded his weapon before indulging in a fast draw practice
“A T batteryd is defined as an unlawful and intentional” crime

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Judges: Fer, Guson, Kilday, Quinn

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