United States v. Walker

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Senior Judge:

The appellant’s ill-timed visit to his drug supplier resulted in his apprehension and search and the discovery of hashish in his pocket. At the trial he moved to suppress the evidence and the statement given later to the investigator. He was unsuccessful below and he has raised the issue before this Court. We find the judge’s ruling admitting the evidence correct.

The appellant’s supplier, another serviceman, was the target of a drug investigation. The criminal investigative authorities (CID), upon information furnished by a confidential informant,…