Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee v. WILLIAM H. KNIGHT, Jr., Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1973-06-08
Citations: 22 C.M.A. 345
Docket Number: No. 26,565
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee v WILLIAM H. KNIGHT, Jr., Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
Judges: 
Reporter: Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals
Volume: 22
Pages: 345–345

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee v WILLIAM H. KNIGHT, Jr., Private, U. S. Marine Corps, Appellant
22 USCMA 345,
46 CMR 345
No. 26,565
June 8, 1973
Commander George W. Powell, JAGC, USN, was on the pleadings for Appellant, Accused.
Lieutenant Colonel G. L. Bailey, USMC, and Lieutenant E. Alan Hecht-kopf, JAGC, USNR, were on the pleadings for Appellee, United States.

Opinion:
Opinion
Quinn, Judge:
Convicted of two lengthy periods of unauthorized absence, the accused testified that he was unable to adjust to life in the Marine Corps. On this appeal, he contends that evidence of a previous conviction by summary court-martial was improperly admitted because at the trial he had been unrepresented by counsel. Unlike the situation in United States v Alderman, 22 USCMA 298, 46 CMR 298 (May 25, 1973), this record of trial demonstrates that the evidence of the previous conviction had no prejudicial effect. The decision of the Court of Military Review is affirmed.