United States v. Jones

Opinion of the Court

ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:

A general court-martial convicted the accused of wrongful use of morphine in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 728, and sentenced him to a dishonorable-discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for two years. The convening authority approved the findings, but modified the sentence by reducing the period of confinement and suspending execution of the discharge. A board of review affirmed. We granted review to consider the following issues:

1. Whether the evidence is sufficient to support the…