United States v. Longtin

OPINION OF THE COURT

DeFORD, Judge:

Appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of attempted sale of opium and possession of marijuana and cocaine in violation of Articles 80 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 880 and 934. He received an approved sentence that included a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 24 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to the grade of Private E-l.

The operative facts with which we are concerned are that a confidential informant advised the CID drug suppression team that appellant had opium for…