United States v. Bray

DECISION

POWELL, Senior Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, the accused was convicted by general court-martial, military judge alone, of possession of methaqualone, a violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 892. His sentence is a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for four months, forfeiture of $200.00 per month for four months and reduction to airman basic.

We decide that the accused was lawfully apprehended and that the methaqualone found on his person during a strip-search was admissible against him. We also conclude that the military judge’s inquiry…