United States v. Wakin

DECISION

MURDOCK, Judge:

This case involves the relationship between criminal prosecutions and the Air Force program for self identification of drug abusers. After losing a lengthy suppression battle, the appellant, a flight *533nurse stationed at Clark Air Base, entered conditional guilty pleas to charges of dereliction of duty and making false official statements. In our view, both charges related to his active abuse of drugs. He was found guilty by a military judge sitting alone and sentenced to dismissal, confinement for 12 months, and forfeiture of $300 per month for 12 months. Because we find…