Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided April 23, 1976No. 29,934PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOK, Judge:
Among other things, the accused was convicted of the wrongful possession of marihuana. In a wide-ranging challenge, he contends, as he did at trial, that the search of his wall locker that resulted in discovery of the marihuana was illegal.
Patrice was a Labrador bitch. She had been trained by the Navy at San Diego, California, to detect the odor of marihuana, but she was not trained in obedience. On an unstated number of occasions, she apparently “happen[ed] to tear something up” under circumstances that made the Government subject to claims for damage. In November 1973,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Howard M. Bronstein and Douglas P. PenningtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. BerryUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1956
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. MiddletonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1981
- United States v. EzellUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979
- Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. RenfrowDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1979
- United States v. RobertsUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1976
- United States v. HesslerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1979
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