United States v. PENNISSON

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: December 18, 2025
• Docket: 202300328
• Status: Published

Opinion

Before DALY, KISOR, and FLINTOFT Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Benjamin L. PENNISSON Lance Corporal (E-3), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202300328

Decided: 18 December 2025

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Eric A. Catto

Sentence adjudged 19 February 2025 by a special court-martial tried at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1, confinement for 180 days, and a bad-conduct discharge. 1

For Appellant: Lieutenant Commander Marc D. Hendel, JAGC, USN

1 Appellant was awarded 96 days of administrative pretrial credit to be applied

against his adjudged period of confinement. United States v. Pennisson, NMCCA No. 202300328 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 that no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights oc- curred. 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.