Legal Opinion
United States v. Tipton
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided September 6, 1983No. 43661; SPCM 16450PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
COOK, Judge:
Appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of wrongfully possessing marijuana in the hashish form, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934.1 2We granted review of the following assigned issue:
WHETHER THE AUTHORIZATION TO SEARCH APPELLANT WAS BASED ON PROBABLE CAUSE SINCE THE INFORMANT THAT PROVIDED THE FACTUAL BASIS FOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO SEARCH WAS SHOWN TO HAVE AN IMPROPER MOTIVE NOT REVEALED TO THE AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS, WAS NOT SHOWN TO HAVE BEEN RELIABLE IN THE PAST, AND DID NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT DETAILS TO…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. LopezUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1992
- United States v. PostleU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1985
- United States v. WoodUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987
- United States v. MooreUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987
- United States v. AyalaU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1986
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