Canadian soldier jailed for gun-play gone wrongA Canadian soldier was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for shooting and killing a fellow soldier in gun-play gone wrong. Corporal Matthew Wilcox, 24, was convicted by court martial COURT MARTIAL. A court authorized by the articles of war, for the trial of all offenders in the army or navy, for military offences. Article 64, directs that general courts martial may consist of any number of commissioned officers, from five to thirteen, inclusively; but they shall not in July of criminal negligence The failure to use reasonable care to avoid consequences that threaten or harm the safety of the public and that are the foreseeable outcome of acting in a particular manner. in the shooting death of his bunk mate Corporal Kevin Megeney, 25, in March 2007. The pair were reportedly playing a cowboy game of "quick draw" when Wilcox fatally shot his friend in the chest with his pistol at the Canadian base in southern Afghanistan. "I am satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the fatal shot was fired during horseplay horse·play n. Rowdy or rough play. horseplay Noun rough or rowdy play Noun 1. during a consensual game of quick draw," military judge Commander Peter Lamont was quoted as saying by public broadcaster CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast. (2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. . 
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