United States v. Baker

Opinion

U NITED S TATES A IR F ORCE C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS ________________________

No. ACM 40521 ________________________

UNITED STATES Appellee v. Travis C. BAKER First Lieutenant (O-2), U.S. Air Force, Appellant ________________________

Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary Decided 29 July 2024 ________________________

Military Judge: Julie L. Pitvorec (pretrial motion); Brian C. Mason. Sentence: Sentence adjudged 5 June 2023 by GCM convened at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. Sentence entered by military judge on 19 June 2023: Dismissal, confinement for 12 days, and a reprimand. For Appellant: Lieutenant Colonel Jarett Merk, USAF; Captain Saman- tha M. Castanien, USAF. For Appellee: Lieutenant Colonel J. Pete Ferrell, USAF; Mary Ellen Payne, Esquire. Before ANNEXSTAD, DOUGLAS, and WARREN, Appellate Military Judges. ________________________

This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 30.4. ________________________

PER CURIAM: The findings are correct in law and the sentence as entered is correct in law and fact, and no error materially prejudicial to the substantial rights of Appel- lant occurred. Articles 59(a) and 66(d), Uniform Code of Military Justice United States v. Baker, No. ACM 40521

(UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(d) (Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2024 ed.)). Accordingly, the findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT

CAROL K. JOYCE Clerk of the Court