United States v. Mills

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: April 5, 2019
• Docket: 201800362
• Status: Published

Opinion

United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals _________________________

UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Geoffrey R. MILLS Aviation Electronics Technician First Class (E-6), U.S. Navy Appellant

No. 201800362

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary. Decided: 5 April 2019. Military Judge: Commander Shane E. Johnson, JAGC, USN. Sentence adjudged 20 August 2018 by a general court-martial con- vened at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, consisting of a mil- itary judge sitting alone. Sentence approved by convening authority: reduction to E-1, confinement for 18 months, 1 and a dishonorable dis- charge. For Appellant: Captain Bree A. Ermentrout, JAGC, USN. For Appellee: Lieutenant George R. Lewis, JAGC, USN. _________________________

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

1The Convening Authority suspended confinement in excess of 12 months pursu- ant to a pretrial agreement. United States v. Mills, No. 201800362

Before HUTCHINSON, TANG, and GERDING, Appellate Military Judges.

PER CURIAM: After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we have determined that the approved findings and sentence are cor- rect in law and fact and that no error materially prejudicial to the appellant’s substantial rights occurred. Articles 59 and 66, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866. The findings and sentence as approved by the convening authority are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court