Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. DERRELL D. SMITH, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-06-05
Citations: 19 C.M.A. 491
Docket Number: No. 22,878
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v DERRELL D. SMITH, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
Judges: Chief Judge Quinn concurs.
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 19
Pages: 491–492

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v DERRELL D. SMITH, Private First Class, U. S. Army, Appellant
19 USCMA 491, 42 CMR 93
No. 22,878
June 5, 1970
Colonel Daniel T. Ghent, Captain Bernard J. Casey, and Captain Libero Marinetti, Jr., were on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Colonel David T. Bryant, Major Edwin P. Wasinger, Captain William R. Steinmetz, and Captain M. M. O’Dowd, Jr., were on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court
DARDEN, Judge:
Evidence of an Article 15 disciplinary action for failing to obey an order to get a haircut was admissible against the appellant following his conviction for two aggravated assaults and carrying a concealed weapon, offenses occurring after August 1, 1969. United States v Johnson, 19 USCMA 464, 42 CMR 66 (1970); United States v Wheat, 19 USCMA 491, 42 CMR 93 (1970). Accordingly, the decision of the Court of Military Review is affirmed.
Chief Judge Quinn concurs.