United States v. Boone

DECISION

MILLER, Judge:

Tried by a special court-martial, the accused was convicted, contrary to his plea, of wrongfully distributing a “bud” of marihuana, in violation of U.C.M.J., Article 134, 10 U.S.C. His approved sentence extends to a bad conduct discharge, sixty days confinement at hard labor, and a reduction to airman basic.

The testimony at trial established that a prisoner who had been convicted of drug violations responded to questions presented to him by a Security Police (SP) investigator by telling him that the accused, who was in charge of the base correctional custody program, was…