United States v. Dupree

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROSMAN, Judge:

The accused was convicted by general court-martial, sitting at Taegu, Korea, of wrongful possession of an opium derivative, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 134, 50 USC § 728. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for four years. The convening authority approved the findings and sentence, and a board of review in the office of The Judge Advocate General, United States Army, affirmed without opinion. We granted the accused’s petition that we might consider the issue of…