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United States v. Melvin

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided May 23, 1988No. 56,029; CM 448535PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Judge:

On January 16, 1986, appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members at Darmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany. Contrary to his pleas, he was found guilty of wrongful possession of drug-abuse paraphernalia and wrongful possession of heroin on June 13, 1985, and wrongful use of heroin on numerous occasions “between the period 1 February 1985 and 5 June 1985,” in violation of Articles 92 and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 892 and 912a, respectively. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. United States v. Bradford S. Taylor, United States of America v. Vincent Carmen PintoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. United States v. Douglas MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Jerry FasolinoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. AllenU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1990
  2. United States v. RoundsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1990
  3. United States v. CottrillCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1997
  4. United States v. MaioUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1992
  5. United States v. FacianeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1994

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