United States v. Alexander

Because the seizure of evidence in this case was litigated at trial on the basis of military inspection and not probable cause, and since, as the Court of Military Review notes, “the facts [of probable cause] are not developed in great detail,”** I prefer to analyze the seizure in terms of inspection.

Due to the critical and unique nature of the military mission, inspections of many sorts are reasonable under the Fourth Amendment and are everyday facts of military life. United States v. Bickel, 30 MJ 277 (CMA 1990); Murray v. Haldeman, 16 MJ 74 (CMA 1983); United States v. Middleton, 10 MJ 123…