United States v. Antonievicz

U NITED S TATES A IR F ORCE C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS ________________________ No. ACM S32727 ________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. Lucas M. ANTONIEVICZ Airman Basic (E-1), U.S. Air Force, Appellant ________________________ Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary Decided 23 May 2023 ________________________ Military Judge: Christopher D. James.

Sentence: Sentence adjudged 27 April 2022 by SpCM convened at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Sentence entered by military judge on May 2022: Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 80 days, and for- feiture of $500 pay per month for four months.

For Appellant: Major Kasey W. Hawkins, USAF; Major Abhishek S.

Kambli, USAF.

For Appellee: Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Alford, USAF; Captain Olivia B. Hoff, USAF; First Lieutanant Deyana F. Unis, USAF; Mary Ellen Payne, Esquire.

Before RICHARDSON, CADOTTE, and ANNEXSTAD, Appellate Mili- tary 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 ________________________ This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 30.4.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: A special court-martial composed of a military judge sitting alone convicted Appellant, consistent with his pleas and pursuant to a plea agreement, of one United States v. Antonievicz, No. ACM S32727

specification each of wrongful use of cocaine and wrongful use of ampheta- mines (MDMA), a controlled substance, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 912a. Appellant personally raises one issue: whether his sentence is unduly severe. We have carefully considered this issue, and find no discussion or relief is warranted.

The findings and sentence entered are correct in law and fact, and no error materially prejudicial to the substantial rights of Appellant occurred. Articles 59(a) and 66(d), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(d). Manual for Courts-Mar- tial, United States (2019 ed.). Accordingly, the findings and sentence are AF- FIRMED.

FOR THE COURT

CAROL K. JOYCE Clerk of the Court