United States v. Freeman

OPINION OF THE COURT

COSTELLO, Judge:

Appellant was sentenced as stated above upon his conviction for three sales of LSD in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 892. He challenges the jurisdiction of the trial court as to the last two transactions because they occurred off-post. We find that the criminal enterprise upon which appellant embarked had both military and civilian aspects, but that the controlling factors permit the exercise of military jurisdiction. Briefly, we find that the off-post actions were but mechanical parts of a total criminal…