United States v. Swenson

OPINION OF THE COURT

YOUNG, Senior Judge:

Is an accused’s admission that he intends to use a particular illegal drug during a particular time period sufficient to corroborate the accused’s later confession that he used that particular drug during that time frame? We hold that it is.

The appellant was charged with wrongfully using marijuana, cocaine, and lysergc acid diethylamide (LSD), and making false representations about his pre-service drug use to procure his enlistment into the Air Force. Articles 112a, 83, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 912a, 883. The prosecution withdrew the specification alleging…