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

UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOSEPH N. O’BRIEN, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v MARTY B. DIXON, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v ROBERT DRAKE, Jr., Private First Class, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOSE A. LUGO, Specialist Four, U. S. Army, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v CHARLES A. PRIEST, Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v RICKEY DALE SCHULTZ, Hospitalman Recruit, U. S. Navy, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOHN G. FEELEY, Lance Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v VAN A. MONROE, Private, U. S. Army, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v JOSEPH W. CORDES, Private First Class, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant UNITED STATES, Appellee v KYLE S. ROSBURG, Machinist’s Mate Third Class, U. S. Navy, Appellant
    
      No. 25,970
    No. 26,335
    No. 26,338
    No. 26,355
    No. 26,385
    No. 26,493
    
      No. 26,604
    No. 26,609
    No. 26,723
    No. 26,756
    22 USCMA 325,
    46 CMR 325
    June 8, 1973
    On the pleadings for Appellants, Accused, were Lieutenant Jeffrey H. Bogart, JAGC, USNR (No. 25,970), Lieutenant Thomas M. Geisler, Jr., JAGC, USNR (No. 25,970), Lieutenant David C. Sellergren, JAGC, USNR (No. 25,970), Lieutenant James T. Newson, JAGC, USNR (No. 25,970), Captain D. A. Higley, USMC (Nos. 25,970 and 26,493), Colonel Arnold I. Melnick (Nos. 26,335, 26,355 and 26,609), Captain Léland M. Stenehjem (Nos. 26,335 and 26,609), Captain Barry K. Duwe (No. 26,335), Captain Mark L. Tuft (No. 26,355), Captain Charles J. Hely, USMCR (Nos. 26,338, 26,385 and 26,604), Lieutenant David G. Grimes Jr., JAGC, USNR (No. 26,338), Commander George W. Powell, JAGC, USN (No. 26,493), Captain Gilbert J. Weller (No. 26,609), Lieutenant Kenneth N. Beth, JAGC, USNR (No. 26,723), Captain T. O. Tottenham, USMCR (No. 26,756) and Lieutenant Michael W. Boehm, JAGC, USNR (No. 26,756).
    On the pleadings for Appellee, United States, were Lieutenant Colonel G. L. Bailey, USMC (Nos. 25,970, 26,338, 26,385, 26,493, 26,604, 26,723 and 26,756), Lieutenant Colonel L. K. O’Drudy, USMC (No. 25,970), Captain Donald B. Myers, USMCR (Nos. 25,970, 26,338 and 26,385), Lieutenant Steven C. Cross, JAGC, USNR (No. 25,970), Lieutenant Colonel Ronald M. Holdaway (Nos. 26,335, 26,355 and 26,609), Captain Thomas B. McCullough, Jr. (No. 26,335), Captain Stan L. Spangler (No. 26,335), Captain Richard L. Menson (Nos. 26,335, 26,355 and 26,609), Captain Ronald A. Cimino (No. 26,355), Captain Glenn R. Bonard (No. 26,355), Lieutenant Commander Harvey E. Little, JAGC, USN (No. 26,493), Lieutenant E. Alan Hechtkopf, JAGC, USNR (Nos. 26,604, 26,723 and 26,756), Captain John P. Pinkerton (No. 26,609), and Captain Merle F. Wilberding (No. 26,609).
   Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam:

In each of these cases, evidence of previous conviction by summary court-martial was received in evidence on sentencing. In no instance did the summary court-martial proceeding result in confinement. Consequently, our decision in United States v Alderman, 22 USCMA 298, 46 CMR 298 (May 25, 1973) does not prohibit the use of such evidence in aggravation of punishment. Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the Court of Military Review in each case.

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