United States v. Tavares

• Court: Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Decided: October 27, 2020
• Docket: 202000020
• Status: Published

Opinion

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before GASTON, STEWART, and HOUTZ Appellate Military Judges

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UNITED STATES Appellee

v.

Cohdie A. TAVARES Corporal (E-4), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202000020

Decided: 27 October 2020

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

Military Judge: John Norman

Sentence adjudged 25 October 2019 by a special court-martial con- vened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: con- finement for 5 months, reduction to E-1 and a bad-conduct discharge.

For Appellant: Captain Jerimiah J. Sullivan, JAGC, USN

For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq. _________________________

This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a).

_________________________ United States v. Tavares, No. 202000020 Opinion of the Court

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