United States v. Mitchell

DECISION

KASTL, Senior Judge:

Corroboration is the key issue in this case. At Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, Master Sergeant Mitchell was charged with blackmarketing seven motor vehicles and conspiring to blackmarket motor vehicles, in violation of Articles 92 and 81, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 892, 881.

The heart of the prosecution’s case was a statement Mitchell made to the Office of Special Investigations (OSI). In this statement, Mitchell explained that he was persuaded by Technical Sergeant Humes to engage in blackmarketing. Mitchell stated that he had purchased seven vehicles for…