United States v. Blackwell

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: October 26, 2022
• Docket: 202200185
• Status: Published

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before HOLIFIELD, STEWART, and HACKEL Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

James C. BLACKWELL Private (E-1), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202200185

Decided: 26 October 2022

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judges: John P. Norman (arraignment) Derek A. Poteet (trial)

Sentence adjudged 4 May 2022 by a special court-martial convened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: confinement for 102 days and a bad-conduct discharge. 1

For Appellant: Captain Arthur L. Gaston, JAGC, USN

1 Appellant was credited with having served 102 days of pretrial confinement. United States v. Blackwell, NMCCA No. 202200185 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.