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United States v. Flowers

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided September 27, 1988No. 56,975; NMCM 85 2165PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, appellant was convicted by general court-martial of stealing military property. He was sentenced by the military judge to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 9 months, total forfeitures, and reduction to pay grade E-l.

The Court of Military Review summed up the case on appeal as follows:

The issue presented by this appeal is whether certain evidence was the fruit of a lawful inspection or an illegal search

At trial, defense counsel moved to suppress evidence seized during a brow[1] inspection and other evidence derived from the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. New York v. BurgerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. United States v. MiddletonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
  3. United States v. HarrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1978
  4. United States v. ChilcoteUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1971
  5. United States v. JohnstonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. ThatcherUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
  2. United States v. CampbellUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994
  3. United States v. StringerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  4. United States v. HutchisonU S Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals · 2001
  5. United States v. FelixUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994

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