United States v. Francis

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: August 30, 2018
• Docket: 201800178
• Status: Published

Opinion

U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS _________________________

No. 201800178 _________________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Appellee v.

RYAN F. FRANCIS Hospitalman (E-3), U.S. Navy Appellant _________________________

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Commander William H. Weiland, JAGC, U.S. Navy. For Appellant: Captain Kimberly D. Hinson, JAGC, USNR. For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq. _________________________

Decided 30 August 2018 _________________________

Before HUTCHISON, TANG, and HINES, Appellate Military Judges _________________________

After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assign- ment of error, we affirm the findings and sentence as approved by the con- vening authority. Art. 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 866(c). The supplemental court-martial order shall reflect that the words “and a video” in Specification 1 of the Charge were withdrawn and dismissed without prejudice, to ripen into prejudice upon completion of appellate review, and the appellant was found guilty of Specification 1 of the Charge.

FOR THE COURT

RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court