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UNITED STATES, Appellee v SELMON W. BROWN, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v CHARLES W. WIGGINS, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v JEFFREY F. BOUTWELL, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v ROBERT GENE MORRIS, Seaman Recruit, U. S. Navy, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v TYRONE D. MOODY, Private, U. S. Army, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v ANDREW H. JACKSON, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v DONNIE W. ROGERS, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v RICHARD J. TIEDEMAN, Jr., Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v LARRY G. HILL, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
    
      No. 26,155
    No. 26,253
    No. 26,319
    No. 26,379
    No. 26,391
    
      No. 26,407
    No. 26,587
    No. 26,639
    No. 26,827
    22 USCMA 331,
    46 CMR 331
    June 8, 1973
    On the briefs for Appellants, Accused, were Lieutenant Jeffrey H. 
      
      Bogart, JAGC, USNR (No. 26,155), Lieutenant Charles W. Corddry, III, JAGC, USNR (Nos. 26,155 and 26,319), Lieutenant Thomas M. Geisler, Jr., JAGC, USNR (Nos. 26,155, 26,319, and 26,379), Colonel Arnold I. Melniek (Nos. 26,253 and 26,391), Captain Howell E. Begle (No. 26,253), Captain J. Vincent Aprils, II (No. 26,253), Lieutenant Michael W. Boehm, JAGC, USNR (Nos. 26,379 and 26,639), Captain Mark L. Tuft (No. 26,391), Captain D. F. Hagans, II, USMCR (Nos. 26,407 and 26,587), Captain D. A. Higley, USMC (Nos. 26,407 and 26,587), and Lieutenant Kenneth N. Beth, JAGC, USNR (No. 26,827).
    On the briefs for Appellee, United States, were Lieutenant Colonel G. L. Bailey, USMC (Nos. 26,155, 26,319, 26,379, 26,407, 26,587, and 26,639), Captain Donald B. Myers, USMCR (Nos. 26,155, 26,319, 26,379, and 26,407), Lieutenant Steven C. Cross, JAGC, USNR (No. 26,155), Lieutenant Colonel Ronald M. Holdaway (Nos. 26,253 and 26,391), Captain Glenn R. Bonard (No. 26,253), Captain Richard L. Menson (Nos. 26,253 and 26,391), Captain Thomas G. McMahon (No. 26,391), Captain Stan L. Spangler (No. 26,391), Lieutenant E. Alan Hechtkopf, JAGC, USNR (Nos. 26,587 and 26,827), and Lieutenant Colonel L. K. O’Drudy, USMC (No. 26,827).
   Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam:

Evidence of previous conviction by summary courts-martial resulting in a sentence to confinement was considered against the appellants on sentencing during trial or by the convening authority before his action in each of these cases. United States v Alderman, 22 USCMA 298, 46 CMR 298 (May 25, 1973) prohibits the use of such evidence. A fair risk exists that the evidence of such previous conviction was disadvantageous to each of the accused. Accordingly, we return the records of trial to the Judge Advocates General-of the respective services for submission to a Court of Military Review for further proceedings consistent with our disposition in United States v Aiderman, supra.

Chief Judge Darden dissents for the reasons set forth in his separate opinion in United States v Alderman, supra.