States v. Dulus

Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Judge:

Prior to his trial at a special court-martial,1 appellant was placed in pretrial confinement and his squadron section commander ordered an inventory of the contents of his automobile. This was parked on base in front of the Transition Flight Barracks and contained a number of valuable items visible from the exterior of the vehicle. In due course, during this inventory, contraband was discovered in the automobile and this evidence served as the basis for conviction of specification 2, Charge II, and Charge VI and its specification. Furthermore, during the…