United States v. Myles

DECISION

LEWIS, Senior Judge:

The appellant, following a contested trial before members, was found guilty of wrongful use of cocaine. This was a urinalysis case. Evidence produced by the prosecution reflected that an unidentified female contacted the appellant’s orderly room by telephone and reported that he had been using cocaine. The appellant was confronted with this information and consented to provide a urine sample for testing. Mil.R.Evid. 314(e). The test was positive for the distinctive cocaine metabolite— 1,171 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) by the gas chromatography/mass…