United States v. Boughton

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: April 17, 2020
• Docket: 201900338
• Status: Published

Opinion

Before HITESMAN, STEWART, and COGLEY Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Christian M. BOUGHTON Cryptologic Technician Third Class (E-4), U.S. Navy Appellant

No. 201900338

Decided: 17 April 2020

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Ryan J. Stormer

Sentence adjudged 3 October 2019 by a special court-martial convened at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1, confinement for 11 months, 1 and a bad-conduct discharge.

For Appellant: Captain Thomas P. Belsky, JAGC, USN

For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.

1 The convening authority suspended confinement in excess of 8 months pursuant to a pretrial agreement. United States v. Boughton, NMCCA No. 201900338 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. Articles 59 and 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866. The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court