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14 M.J. 430

United States v. Smith

United States Court of Military Appeals · decided 1983-01-17

Cited by 19 later decisions — most recently December 1991

Relies on United States v. Baker

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Decided 1983-01-17

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COOK, Judge

¶1(concurring in the result):

¶2The majority opinion correctly notes that “a use offense involves an element not required to establish a sale,” and vice versa. 14 M.J. 430, 432. Thus under the test* provided us by the President, upon the express delegation of authority by Congress, the use and sale offenses here were separate for punishment purposes. See United States v. Baker, 14 M.J. 361, 371 (C.M.A.1982) (Cook, J., dissenting). I need go no further in concluding that the military judge acted within his discretion in treating these offenses separately for punishment purposes.

¶3 Para. 76a(8), Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951. See also para. 76a(5), Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised edition).

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