United States v. Long

OPINION OF THE COURT

FELDER, Judge:

The appellant was charged with two specifications of selling heroin in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 892. A special court-martial convicted him on both counts of delivering heroin in violation of the same Article. The approved sentence requires our review of the case pursuant to Article 66, UCMJ.

The appellant participated in two controlled purchases of heroin orchestrated by criminal investigators at Fort Riley, Kansas. He was introduced to an informant by another soldier. Both knew the informant was a…