Legal Opinion
Austin v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 16, 1975No. 5-74PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
John Samuel Austin, then a Navy enlisted man, was discharged in December 1969 with a general discharge, under honorable conditions, for misconduct. He has petitioned this court for a correction of his military records to delete the discharge, and also for an award of back pay. Both sides have asked for summary judgment.
The record shows that Austin was serving his third enlistment in the Navy when, on June 19, 1965 while on leave, he was arrested by Mexican authorities at Tijuana and charged with possession of and trafficking in morphine. He and a Mexican national were subsequently convicted…
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