United States v. Michael

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Chief Judge:

Sergeant Timothy J. Michael was convicted of wrongfully using amphetamines because three airmen said he did. They claimed that on 20 May, Michael participated when they used “crank” (amphetamine) at an apartment shared by two of these airmen, again later in a parked car, and yet again back at the apartment. Appellant complains that this evidence is legally and factually insufficient to establish that he used an illegal substance.

The Court of Military Appeals has clearly set out the standard for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence:

The test for…