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United States v. Acosta

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided August 3, 1981No. Dkt. No. 37382/MC; CMR Dkt. No. 781403PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was convicted by a special court-martial of wrongfully possessing 300.3 grams of marihuana and of wrongfully using marihuana, in contravention of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 892.1 Thereupon, he was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for 3 months, forfeiture of $265 pay per month for 3 months, and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. The convening authority approved the findings and the sentence, except for remitting all confinement in excess of 59 days,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. AllenU.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review · 1990
  2. United States v. KalscheuerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
  3. United States v. PondU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1993
  4. United States v. WisniewskiUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1986
  5. United States v. ThompsonU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1982

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