Legal Opinion
United States v. Parker
U.S. Army Court of Military Review
Decided October 25, 1979No. SPCM 13702PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FULTON, Senior Judge:
Specialist Four Parker appeals from his conviction by a court-martial for possessing marihuana at an American military base in Germany.1 Attacking the conviction on several grounds related to the admissibility of the marihuana into evidence, he contends that (a) the gateway search in which the evidence was seized was unlawful, (b) the chain of custody over the evidence was insufficiently established, and (c) the laboratory report identifying the substance as marihuana was improperly admitted in evidence. Contention (b) raises the further issue of…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. ParkerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
- United States v. JessenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
- United States v. HillArmy Court of Criminal Appeals · 1994
- United States v. StarksU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1987
- United States v. OrtizU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1980
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