United States v. Martins

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: June 27, 2022
• Docket: 202200042
• Status: Published

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before STEPHENS, BAKER, and DEERWESTER Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Christopher MARTINS Private First Class (E-2), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202200042

Decided: 27 June 2022

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: John P. Norman

Sentence adjudged 7 December 2021 by a special court-martial con- vened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: re- duction to E-1, confinement for six months,1 forfeiture of $1,000 pay per month for six months, and a bad-conduct discharge.

For Appellant: Commander Kyle C. Kneese, JAGC, USN

1 The Appellant was credited with 53 days of pretrial confinement against Appel- lant’s term of confinement. United States v. Martins, NMCCA No. 202200042 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:

KYLE D. MEEDER Clerk of Court

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