United States v. Pruitt

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: October 30, 2020
• Docket: 202000187
• Status: Published

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before MONAHAN, HOLIFIELD, and COGLEY Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Phillip J. PRUITT Private First Class (E-2), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202000187

Decided: 30 October 2020

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judges: Jeffrey Munoz (arraignment) Andrea C. Goode (trial)

Sentence adjudged 16 June 2020 by a special court-martial convened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1, confinement for 90 days, and a bad conduct dis- charge.

For Appellant: Major Brian L. Farrell, USMCR

For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq. United States v. Pruitt, NMCCA No. 202000187 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. Uniform Code of Military Justice arts. 59, 66, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866. The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court