United States v. Taylor

OPINION OF THE COURT

TALIAFERRO, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of stealing from the mail. His sentence to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for eight months, total forfeitures and reduction to E-l was approved by the convening authority.

Appellant contends that a postal inspector’s search of the unit mail room, without a warrant or commander’s authorization was unlawful, and that appellant’s motion to suppress the evidence thereby produced was erroneously denied by the military judge. We disagree. Two opened envelopes had been found by the postal inspector in the typewriter well of the mail…