United States v. Soto

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: September 21, 2017
• Docket: 201700192
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

No. 201700192 _________________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Appellee v.

CALEB C. SOTO Sonar Technician (Surface) Seaman (E-3), U.S. Navy Appellant _________________________

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: Commander John T. Stephens, JAGC, USN. Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, Training Support Center, San Diego, CA. Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation : Lieutenant M.W. Altman II, JAGC, USN. For Appellant: Captain Kimberly D. Hinson, JAGC, USN. For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq. _________________________

Decided 21 September 2017 _________________________

Before M ARKS , W OODARD , and E LLINGTON , Appellate Military Judges _________________________

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). The supplemental court-martial order shall contain a summary of Charge I and its specification and note that they were withdrawn by the convening authority post-arraignment but before the entry of pleas.

For the Court

R.H. TROIDL Clerk of Court