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United States v. Alston

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided June 18, 1971No. 23,681PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

DARDEN, Judge:

Tried and convicted on two robbery counts and for the wrongful possession of marihuana, Alston was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement at hard labor for five years, the Court of Military Review later reducing the confinement to two years. The subject of this opinion is whether the law officer erred by denying the appellant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained through a search and seizure.

According to prosecution witnesses, Alston and his victims lived in the same barracks. On the night of April 1, 1969, Alston apparently left a gathering of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. United States v. MooreUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  3. United States v. ThomasUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1966
  4. United States v. HerbergUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1965
  5. United States v. CliffordUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. BurdenU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1978
  2. United States v. WatfordU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1982
  3. United States v. WhitingU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1982
  4. United States v. BrownUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1972
  5. United States v. ConquestU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1980

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