Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. HANYO SMITH, Private First Class, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-09-19
Citations: 18 C.M.A. 585
Docket Number: No. 22,158
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v HANYO SMITH, Private First Class, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Judges: Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 18
Pages: 585–586

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v HANYO SMITH, Private First Class, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
18 USCMA 585, 40 CMR 297
No. 22,158
September 19, 1969
Captain Frank A. Nelson, JAGC, USN, was on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Colonel C. R. Larouche, USMC, was on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
Darden, Judge:
Tested by the standards laid down in United States v Care, 18 USCMA 535, 40 CMR 247, the inquiry into the accused's plea of guilty would not meet the criterion that must apply to cases tried thirty days after the decision in Care. In this case, however, the accused, in mitigation, admitted his guilt, saying: "Gentlemen, my plea of guilty is, in fact, I am guilty of all the specifications and charges there. As far as an excuse, I have no excuse." We are, therefore, satisfied that accused's guilty plea, in this case, is provident.
Accordingly, the decision of the board of review is affirmed.
Chief Judge Quinn concurs.