Legal Opinion

United States v. Thompson

U S Air Force Court of Military Review

Decided March 2, 1982No. ACM S25365PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

MAHONEY, Judge:

Despite his pleas of not guilty, the accused stands convicted of wrongful possession of 133.5 grams of marihuana, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter U.C.M.J.], 10 U.S.C. § 934. He was sentenced by court members to a bad conduct discharge. Due to the failure of security policemen to adhere to regulatory procedure in obtaining the accused’s consent for search of his barracks room, we affirm the conviction for possession of only 3.1 grams of marihuana, and we order a sentence rehearing.

The first assigned error does not require…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. United States v. GoodeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. United States v. RoaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1987
  2. United States v. RoaU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1985
  3. United States v. RogersU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1984
  4. United States v. CannonU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1989
  5. United States v. LawlessU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1982

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