United States v. Nowling

Opinion of the Court

HOMER FERGUSON, Judge:

During the early morning hours of November 15, 1956, the accused was seen in the Air Police Operations Office, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, by Airman Second Class Williamson, an air policeman. The accused had apparently been apprehended at the main gate for a uniform violation. The usual practice in such cases was to have the man’s Class “A” pass “pulled.” Sometime that evening Williamson, while on town patrol in Wichita Falls, Texas, observed the accused sitting at a table in a local night spot called the “Cotton Club.” Although he was “not sure”…