United States v. Accordino

DECISION

MILLER, Judge:

Tried by special court-martial with members, the accused was convicted of wrongfully using cocaine and marijuana, in violation of Article 134, U.C.M.J., 10 U.S.C. § 934.1 She was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, forfeiture of $250.00 and reduction to Airman First Class.

FACTS

The government’s ease rests chiefly on the testimony of Staff Sergeant Dugan, an informant for the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) and a former neighbor and friend of the accused. The accused and Dugan were assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, in the fall of 1980 and became…