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SCHACHT v. UNITED STATES

No. 628.

398 U.S. 58 (1970)

SCHACHT v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Berg argued the cause for petitioner, pro hac vice. With him on the brief was Chris Dixie.

Solicitor General Griswold argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Wilson, Joseph J. Connolly, Beatrice Rosenberg, and Sidney M. Glazer.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner, Daniel Jay Schacht, was indicted in a United States District Court for violating 18 U. S. C. § 702, which makes it a crime for any person "without authority [to wear] the uniform or a distinctive part thereof . . . of any of the armed forces of the United States . . . ."1 He was tried and convicted by a jury, and on February...

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