United States v. BRYANT

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: February 12, 2026
• Docket: 202500354
• Status: Published

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before DALY, HARRELL, and FLUHR Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Alexander C. BRYANT Lance Corporal (E-3), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202500354

Decided: 12 February 2026

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judges: Cory A. Carver (motions) Thomas R. Fricton (arraignment and trial)

Sentence adjudged 12 December 2024 by a special court-martial tried at Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduc- tion to E-1, confinement for 12 months, forfeiture of $1,344.00 pay per month for 12 months, and a bad-conduct discharge. 1

1 On 12 December 2024, the military judge announced the part of the sentence

extending to forfeiture of pay as $1,786.80 pay per month for 12 months. R. at 331. On 16 May 2025, the military judge held a post-trial Article 39(a), Uniform Code of Mili- tary Justice, proceeding in accordance with Rule for Courts-Martial 1104 to correct a computational error regarding Appellant’s adjudged forfeiture of pay and announced the corrected amount to be forfeited ($1,344.00 pay per month). R. at 352. United States v. Bryant, NMCCA No. 202500354 Opinion of the Court

For Appellant: Lieutenant Benjamin M. Cook, JAGC, USN

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 are correct in law, and the sen- tence is correct in law and fact, and that no error materially prejudicial to Ap- pellant’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.