United States v. Jamison

OPINION OF THE COURT

JONES, Senior Judge:

Despite their pleas of not guilty, the appellants were convicted by special court-martial of possession of heroin in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934. The sentences imposed and approved have resulted in review by this Court pursuant to Article 66, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 866.

The appellants contend, as they did below, that the evidence introduced to prove their guilt of possession of the contraband drug was inadmissible because it was obtained during an illegal search. The operative facts are relatively simple and…