United States v. Sheffield

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant was convicted of two instances of delivering heroin, possession of marihuana, making a false official statement, and of a larceny in violation of Articles 134,107 and 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 934, 907 and 921, respectively. She is attacking the heroin convictions on the basis that the deliveries occurred in downtown Washington, D.C., and were not subject to military criminal law. We disagree.

Although the deliveries occurred “off post,” they were planned and paid for on post. Appellant lived on Fort Myer but worked at the Pentagon…