United States v. Barcus

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: January 27, 2015
• Docket: 201400352
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES NAVY-MARINE CORPS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS WASHINGTON, D.C.

Before J.R. MCFARLANE, M.C. HOLIFIELD, K.J. BRUBAKER Appellate Military Judges

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

CORDELL J. BARCUS MACHINIST'S MATE FIREMAN (E-3), U.S. NAVY

NMCCA 201400352 SPECIAL COURT-MARTIAL

Sentence Adjudged: 17 July 2014. Military Judge: CDR Robert P. Monahan, Jr., JAGC, USN. Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, Training Support Center, Great Lakes, IL. Staff Judge Advocate's Recommendation: LT B.T. Henning, JAGC, USN. For Appellant: Maj Emmett S. Collazo, USMCR. For Appellee: Mr. Brian K. Keller, Esq.

27 January 2015

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After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we affirm the findings and sentence as approved by the convening authority. Art. 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 866(c). 1

For the Court

R.H. TROIDL Clerk of Court

1 To the extent that the convening authority's action purported to execute the bad-conduct discharge, it was a nullity. United States v. Bailey, 68 M.J. 409 (C.A.A.F. 2009).