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United States v. Cherok

U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review

Decided August 30, 1984No. NMCM 83 4688PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARR, Judge:

Appellant, contrary to pleas of not guilty entered in his behalf by the military judge, was convicted at a general court-martial, by officer members sitting as the court, in a trial in absentia, on a charge of distribution of one tablet of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 934. The sentence extended to a dishonorable discharge, confinement at hard labor for five years, and forfeiture of total pay and allowances. The convening authority commuted the dishonorable discharge to a bad conduct discharge…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. BurtonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
  3. United States v. TibbsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1965
  4. United States v. HeardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977
  5. United States v. HounshellUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. CherokUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  2. United States v. WhiteU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1986
  3. United States v. HarrisU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1985
  4. United States v. ButterbaughU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1986
  5. United States v. TebsheranyU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1990

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