United States v. POLLER

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before

DALY, HARRELL, and KORN Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES

Appellee

v.

Chase R. POLLER

Hospital Corpsman Third Class (E-4), U.S. Navy Appellant

No. 202400425

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Decided: 28 January 2026

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Andrea K. Lockhart

Sentence adjudged 22 August 2024 by a general court-martial tried at Naval Base San Diego, California. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1, confinement for 17 years, forfeiture of all pay and allowances , and a dishonorable discharge.

For Appellant:

Major Joshua Keefe, USMC

For Appellee:

Captain Jacob Carmin, USMC Lieutenant Colonel Allison Acosta, USMC

United States v. Poller, NMCCA No. 202400425 Opinion of the Court

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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:

A general court-martial convicted Appellant, pursuant to his pleas, of receiving , possessing, distributing and producing child pornography in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. 1 Appellant personally assigns one error and asks us to affirm only 12 years of his adjudged 17 year sentence to confinement. 2 After careful consideration of the record and the matters raised personally by Appellant , 3 we have determined that the findings and sentence are correct in law and that no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred . 4

The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

MARK K. JAMISON Clerk of Court

1 10 U.S.C. §934.

2 Raised pursuant to United States v. Grostefon, 12 M.J. 431 (C.M.A. 1982):

WHETHER APPELLANT’S SENTENCE TO SEVENTEEN YEARS’ CONFINEMENT IS INAPPROPRIATELY SEVERE.

3 See United States v. Matias, 25 M.J. 356 (C.M.A. 1987).

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