United States v. Kelliher

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

The issue in this case concerns the constitutionality of a regulation requiring servicemembers to report contacts with citizens of communist controlled or hostile countries.1 Appellant, a Marine security guard at the United States Embassy in Moscow, was charged inter alia with violating OPNAVINST 5510.1G (Apr. 20, 1984) by failing to report his personal contacts with Soviet nationals.2 Art. 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 892. After unsuccessfully challenging the constitutionality of this order at trial, appellant entered conditional pleas of…