Legal Opinion
James M. Wallace, Pfc., Usmcr v. John H. Chafee, Secretary of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1972No. 71-1804PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals from an order of the district court (reported at 323 F.Supp. 902) granting a writ of habeas corpus to James M. Wallace, a member of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, following Wallace’s court-martial conviction for disobeying a military order to get a haircut. The district court granted habeas relief on the ground that the court-martial lacked jurisdiction. We hold the court-martial had jurisdiction, and reverse.
Wallace voluntarily enlisted in the Fourth Tank Battalion, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, on January 9, 1967, for a term of six years. The…
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