United States v. BICKEL

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before

HOLIFIELD, KIRKBY, and GANNON Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES

Appellee

v.

David L. BICKEL

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

No. 202500068

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Decided: 28 May 2025

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge:

Todd J. Gaston

Sentence adjudged 9 October 2024 by a special court-martial tried at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1, confinement for forty days, and a bad-conduct discharge. 1

For Appellant:

Commander Jeanne W. Murray, JAGC, USN

1 Appellant was credited with having served 69 days of pretrial confinement.

United States v. Bickel, NMCCA No. 202500068 Opinion of the Court

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

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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.