Legal Opinion
United States v. Thompson
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided July 14, 1972No. 24,914PublishedCited by 25 opinions
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Darden, Chief Judge:
The issue before us is the providence of the accused’s guilty plea to wrongful possession of heroin, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 934.
During the guilty plea inquiry, accused informed the military judge that his co-accused, Jones, told him he had been advised that heroin had been planted in the accused’s room. Accused said he spoke with Jones’s informant and verified the report. He and Jones proceeded to accused’s cubicle and found the heroin concealed in a wall panel. While they were in the process of removing…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. ChancelorUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
- United States v. HayesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1958
- United States v. WestUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964
- United States v. VanceUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1968
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- United States v. StenerU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1982
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