United States v. Morrison

Opinion of the Court

COOK, Judge:

Contrary to his plea, the appellant was convicted by a special court-martial military judge sitting alone of wrongfully possessing marihuana in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 892. This appeal questions the adequacy of the staff judge advocate’s post-trial review.

Warrant Officer Avery testified that the appellant was interviewed on September 30, 1975, and during this interview the appellant was asked to consent to a search of his personal effects. Appellant initially refused to consent, but a short time later he changed…