United States v. Smith

Opinion of the Court

George W. LatimeR, Judge:

Accused was tried by a general court-martial at Chateauroux Air Station, France, and was convicted of possessing one gram or less of marihuana, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, partial forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for four months. The convening authority suspended the discharge but otherwise approved the findings and sentence, and the board of review affirmed.

For the purpose of this case, it is sufficient to limit our statement of facts to the…