United States v. Denson

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: August 30, 2022
• Docket: 202200120
• Status: Published

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before HOUTZ, DEERWESTER, and MYERS Appellate Military Judges

_________________________

UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Royal E. DENSON II Corporal (E-4), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202200120

Decided: 30 August 2022

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Derek A. Poteet

Sentence adjudged 24 March 2022 by a general court-martial convened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a mil- itary judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: confine- ment for 79 months, 1 reduction to E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allow- ances, and a dishonorable discharge.

For Appellant: Major Matthew Neely, USMC

1 Appellant was credited with serving 80 days of pre-trial confinement. United States v. Denson, NMCCA No. 202200120 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:

S. TAYLOR JOHNSTON Interim Clerk of Court

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