United States v. Bollerud

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’DONNELL, Senior Judge:

The appellant was convicted of wrongfully possessing 278 grams of marijuana with the intent to sell it, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. His sentence to a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures and confinement at hard labor for one year was approved by the convening authority.

The marijuana in question was discovered in the appellant’s wall locker pursuant to a search authorized by First Lieutenant Kathryn Lindsay, the appellant’s company commander. The search was precipitated by a report by Private…