United States v. Strangstalien

Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Chief Judge:

On four occasions, both on a military base and off, the appellant sold substances alleged to be marijuana or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to an undercover agent of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI). The substances thus obtained were secured by an evidence custodian at Fort Meade, Maryland, and subsequently mailed to the laboratory at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Exhibits consisting of these substances and the laboratory analysis were admitted into evidence at trial.

Appellant’s general court-martial before a military judge sitting alone…