United States v. IFILL

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before

DALY, GROSS, and de GROOT Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES

Appellee

v.

David T. IFILL

Navy Counselor First Class Petty Officer (E-6), U.S. Navy Appellant

No. 202500041

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Decided: 27 October 2025

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judges:

Philip J. Hamon (arraignment) Andrea K. Lockhart (motions and trial)

Sentence adjudged 12 September 2024 by a general court-martial tried at Naval Base San Diego, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-3 and confinement for six months. 1

1 To the extent that the convening authority's action purported to approve the re-

mainder of the sentence and order it executed, such action was a legal nullity. See Rule for Courts-Martial 1110; see also United States v. Brown, No. 202300291, 2024 CCA LEXIS 310 at *1 n.1 (N-M Ct. Crim. App. July 29, 2024) (unpublished).

United States v. Ifill, NMCCA No. 202500041 Opinion of the Court

For Appellant:

Captain Katharine K. McCormick, JAGC, USN

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This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a).

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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:

MARK K. JAMISON Clerk of Court

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