United States v. Kelley

OPINION OF THE COURT

MARDEN, Senior Judge.

Appellant was convicted, contrary to his pleas, of distributing marijuana in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 934 (1982). He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for four months, forfeiture of $380.00 pay per month for four months, and reduction to the grade of E-l.

The Government proved that a confidential informant (Cl) identified one Private J. as a drug trafficker and subsequently set up a controlled drug purchase from him on 2 June 1983. On that date the informant and a…