United States v. Griffin

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: February 25, 2021
• Docket: 202000156
• Status: Published

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before STEPHENS, DEERWESTER, and COGLEY Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Marquis T. GRIFFIN Lance Corporal (E-3), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202000156

Decided: 25 February 2021

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Stephen F. Keane (arraignment) John P. Norman (trial)

Sentence adjudged 24 March 2020 by a general court-martial con- vened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1, confinement for eighteen months, 1 and a bad-conduct discharge.

For Appellant: Lieutenant Colonel Michael D. Berry, USMCR

1 The convening authority suspended confinement in excess of ten months pursu- ant to a pretrial agreement. United States v. Griffin, NMCCA No. 202000156 Opinion of the Court

For Appellee: Captain Nicole A. Rimal, USMC

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. Uniform Code of Military Justice arts. 59, 66, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866. The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court