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United States v. Ridgeway

U.S. Army Court of Military Review

Decided April 23, 1982No. CM 441042PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

FULTON, Senior Judge:

Before a military judge constituting a general court-martial, appellant pleaded guilty to wrongfully possessing marihuana and endeavoring to destroy evidence (the marihuana). In addition, he was tried on charges of assaulting a commissioned officer in the execution of his office and both willfully disobeying and being disrespectful to that officer.

Appellant was acquitted of the charges of disobedience and disrespect.1 At issue in this review of his conviction and sentence are (1) whether his effort to destroy evidence was correctly regarded as…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. SellUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  2. United States v. Paul WalasekCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  3. LeBeouf Bros. Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. LongUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1952
  5. United States v. RoweUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1962

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. JonesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1985
  2. United States v. GrayU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1989
  3. United States v. FinselUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  4. United States v. TedderU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1984
  5. United States v. BaileyU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1989

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