United States v. Mims

Opinion of the Court

George W. Latimer, Judge:

The accused and another airman were charged jointly with the commission of two offenses, namely, the wrongful use and possession of heroin, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934. As to this accused, the court-martial returned a finding of not guilty of wrongful possession but guilty of wrongful use. He was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement for a period of two years, and the findings and sentence were approved by all subsequent authorities. We granted his petition for review…