Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. EDDIE GRIFFIN, Jr., Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1954-09-24
Citations: 4 C.M.A. 699
Docket Number: No. 4701
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. EDDIE GRIFFIN, Jr., Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: 
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 4
Pages: 699–700

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v. EDDIE GRIFFIN, Jr., Private E-2, U. S. Army, Appellant
4 USCMA 699, 16 CMR 278
No. 4701
Decided September 24, 1954
Lt Col Herman P. Goebel, Jr., U. S. Army, Maj Edwin Doran, U. S. Army, Capt Albert C. Malone, Jr., U. S. Army, and 1st Lt Ivan E. Barris, U. S. Army, for Appellant.
Lt Col William R. Ward, U. S. Army, 1st Lt Benjamin C. Flannagan, U. S. Army, and 1st Lt Paul D. Heyman, U. S. Army, for Appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam:
The accused was convicted of wrongful possession and wrongful use of a habit-forming narcotic drug, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 USC § 728. His sentence to dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for two years has been affirmed by intermediate appellate tribunals. We granted his petition for review to determine the sufficiency of the evidence.
The findings of the trial court were based principally upon the results of a urinalysis to which the accused voluntarily submitted, and the results of chemical tests upon powders found in his possession. Before that forum, the accused neither objected to the introduction of the results of these tests, nor did he testify in his own behalf. He now challenges the scientific reli ability of the method of identifying the drugs in question. Our disposition of this contention is determined by United States v. Ford, 4 USCMA 611, 16 CMR 185, wherein we held that the results of such tests are legally sufficient to support a finding of guilty.
The decision of the board of review is affirmed.