United States v. Williams

Opinion

U NITED S TATES AIR F ORCE C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS ________________________

No. ACM S32692 ________________________

UNITED STATES Appellee v. Charles R. WILLIAMS Staff Sergeant (E-5), U.S. Air Force, Appellant ________________________

Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary Decided 10 January 2022 ________________________

Military Judge: Mark W. Milam. Sentence: Sentence adjudged on 28 January 2021 by SpCM convened at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Sentence entered by military judge on 17 February 2021: Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 10 months, reduction to E-1, and a reprimand. For Appellant: None. * Before JOHNSON, KEY, and MEGINLEY, Appellate Military Judges. ________________________

This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 30.4. ________________________

PER CURIAM: The findings and sentence as entered are correct in law and fact, and no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred. Articles

* On 28 January 2021 and again on 22 March 2021, Appellant declined, in writing,

appellate defense counsel representation. See United States v. Xu, 70 M.J. 140 (C.A.A.F. 2011) (mem.); see also Air Force Instruction 51-201, Administration of Jus- tice, ¶ 14.5.2 (18 Jan. 2019). United States v. Williams, No. ACM S32692

59(a) and 66(d), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(d) (Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2019 ed.)). Accordingly, the ap- proved findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT

CAROL K. JOYCE Clerk of the Court