United States v. BERNAL

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: August 31, 2023
• Docket: 202300031
• Status: Published

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before HOLIFIELD, HACKEL, and BLOSSER Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Mark J. BERNAL Staff Sergeant (E-6), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202300031

Decided: 31 August 2023

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Andrea C. Goode

Sentence adjudged 7 November 2022 by a general court-martial con- vened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: re- duction to E-1, confinement for two years, and a dishonorable dis- charge. 1

For Appellant: Lieutenant Commander Doug Ottenwess, JAGC, USN

1 Appellant was credited with 171 days of pretrial confinement. United States v. Bernal, NMCCA No. 202300031 Opinion of the Court

This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a).

PER CURIAM: After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we have determined that the findings and sentence are correct in law and fact and that no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred. 2 The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

MARK K. JAMISON Clerk of Court

2 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.