United States v. Madison

DECISION

BAUM, Chief Judge:

Appellant was tried by special court-martial in February 1982 for his part in the theft of marijuana that had been seized by *861USCGC Courageous in the performance of duly assigned law enforcement duties. Ten other Coast Guardsmen were also court-martialed for their involvement in this offense. All of the convictions and sentences in the other cases became final long ago, with the other two punitive discharges that were imposed having been disapproved at this level. Only the accused’s case remains.

It has been a long and tortuous route for this case to finally reach the…