United States v. Bowles

DECISION

HERMAN, Judge:

The essential questions in this case turn on procedures used in a random gate search conducted at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, the standing of the accused to contest the search, and the resultant admissibility of marihuana seized from a government issue flight bag and other drugs found after apprehension of the accused. A military judge sitting as a special court-martial convicted the accused, despite his pleas, of three drug possession offenses in violation of Articles 92 and 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 892, 934. In *736addition, the accused…