United States v. Morrison

DECISION

ARROWOOD, Judge:

In the accused’s trial for possession of marijuana and cocaine in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934, the defense sought to have the drugs, found as a result of a search by German customs officials, excluded from evidence under the rule established in United States v. Jordan, 1 M.J. 334 (C.M.A. 1976). Appellate defense counsel contend that the military judge’s ruling admitting the drugs was error.

On 15 September 1978, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) at Hahn Air Base, Germany, received a phone call from…