United States v. Smith

Opinion

U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS

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No. 201700367

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Appellee

v.

THADEUS E. SMITH

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

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Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Lieutenant Colonel M.D. Libretto, USMC. Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Beaufort, SC.

Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation: Major T.F. Eslinger, USMC.

For Appellant: Captain Matthew A. Blackwood, USMCR. For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.

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Decided 12 March 2018

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Before H UTCHISON , S AYEGH , and S TEPHENS , Appellate Military Judges

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After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we affirm the findings and sentence as approved by the convening authority. Art. 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 866(c).

For the Court

R.H. TROIDL Clerk of Court