United States v. DeSoto

On 2 November 1981, appellant sold one half ounce of marijuana to Sergeant K, a friend and a noncommissioned officer junior to appellant. Sergeant K later turned out to be a Government informant. Two days later, appellant again sold one half ounce of marijuana to Sgt K from his home in base housing. Shortly following Sgt K’s departure from the premises, he returned in the company of other Government agents with a search warrant. Appellant was arrested, his home searched, and the residual amount of marijuana remaining after the earlier sale was seized. Each of these events, the two sales and…