United States v. Briley

DECISION

LEWIS, Senior Judge:

The appellant was found guilty of wrongful use of cocaine on divers occasions despite his plea of not guilty. His sentence, as adjudged and subsequently approved, consists of a bad conduct discharge, confinement for four months, forfeiture of $100.00 per month for four months and reduction to airman basic. The primary focus of the trial was a motion by the appellant to suppress certain pretrial statements he made to investigators and evidence allegedly derived therefrom. The appellant was unsuccessful in the suppression motion at trial. He preserved the issues…