United States v. Ortega

U NITED S TATES AIR F ORCE C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS ________________________ No. ACM S32587 ________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. Tevin W. ORTEGA Staff Sergeant (E-5), U.S. Air Force, Appellant ________________________ Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary Decided 12 December 2019 ________________________ Military Judge: Joseph S. Imburgia.

Approved sentence: Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 4 months, reduction to E-1, and a reprimand. Sentence adjudged 1 February 2019 by SpCM convened at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.

For Appellant: Major Christopher C. Newton, USAF.

For Appellee: Mary Ellen Payne, Esquire.

Before MINK, LEWIS, and D. JOHNSON, 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 ________________________ This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 30.4.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 approved findings and sentence are correct in law and fact, and no er- ror materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred. Articles 59(a) and 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(c). *

* Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2016 ed.).

United States v. Ortega, No. ACM S32587

Accordingly, the approved findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT

CAROL K. JOYCE Clerk of the Court