Legal Opinion

United States v. Burns

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided September 30, 1991No. 64,916; ACM 28195PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Senior Judge:

On August 22 and 23, 1989, Senior Airman Michael J. Bums was tried at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, by a general court-martial composed of a military judge alone. Contrary to his pleas, he was found guilty of wrongful use of marijuana, conspiracy to distribute it, and two offenses of wrongful distribution of marijuana, in violation of Articles 81 and 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC §§ 881 and 912a, respectively. Burns was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement and forfeiture of $466 pay per month for 10 months, and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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  5. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by20 opinions

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