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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

UNITED STATES, Appellee v LARRY W. MULLINIX, Seaman Apprentice, U. S. Navy, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v MICHAEL J. RAUBERTS, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v VOIES E. PHILLIPS, Private First Class, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v DAVID L. HARGIS, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOHN GRANT VELEZ, Private, U. S. Army, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v JERRY W. BLACK, Private First Class, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v GEORGE S. MAKRIS, Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v CURTIS A. MOONEY, Specialist Four, U. S. Army, Appellant
    
      No. 26,238
    No. 26,321
    No. 26,444
    No. 26,520
    No. 26,582
    
      No. 26,656
    No. 26,666
    No. 26,691
    22 USCMA 336,
    46 CMR 336
    June 8, 1973
    On the pleadings for Appellants, Accused, were Commander George W. Powell, JAGC, USN (No. 26,238), Captain D. A. Higley, USMC (Nos. 26,238 and 26,520), Lieutenant Thomas M. Geisler, Jr., JAGC, USNR (No. 26,238), Lieutenant Arthur H. Rainey, JAGC, USNR (Nos. 26,321 and 26,444), Captain D. F. Hagans, II, USMCR (No. 26,520), Colonel Arnold I. Melnick (Nos. 26,582 and 26,691), Captain Peter M. Davenport (No. 26,582), Lieutenant William Polkinghorn, Jr., JAGC, USNR (No. 26,656), Lieutenant Kenneth N. Beth, JAGC, USNR (No. 26,666), Captain J. Vincent Aprile, II, (No. 26,691), and Captain John D. Lanoue (No. 26,691).
    On the pleádings for Appellee, United States, were Lieutenant Colonel G. L. Bailey, USMC (Nos. 26,238, 26,321, 26,444, 26,520, 26,656, and 26,666), Lieutenant Steven C. Cross, JAGC, USNR (No. 26,238), Captain Donald B. Myers, USMCR (Nos. 26,321 and 26,444), Lieutenant Colonel 
      
      L. K. O’Drudy, Jr., USMC (No. 26,520), Lieutenant Colonel Ronald M. Eoldaway (Nos. 26,582 and 26,691), Major Thomas P. Burns, III, (No. 26,582), Captain Ronald A. Cimino (No. 26,582), Captain Glenn R. Bonard (No. 26,582), Captain Richard L. Menson (Nos. 26,582 and 26,691), Lieutenant E. Alan Hechtkopf, JAGC, USNR (Nos. 26,656 and 26,666), Captain James F. Motley (No. 26,691), and Captain Sian L. Spangler (No. 26,691).
   Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam:

In each of these cases, evidence of previous conviction by summary court-martial was received against the accused at sentencing. Unlike the situation in United States v Alderman, 22 USCMA 298, 46 CMR 298 (May 25, 1973), we perceive in these cases no fair risk of prejudice to the accused from the admission of such evidence. Accordingly, the decision of the Court of Military Review in each case is affirmed.

Chief Judge Darden would áffirm the decisions below for the reasons set forth in his separate opinion in United States v Alderman, supra.