United States v. Carey

U NITED S TATES A IR F ORCE C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS ________________________ No. ACM S32806 ________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. David E.R. CAREY Airman (E-2), U.S. Air Force, Appellant ________________________ Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary Decided 16 June 2026 ________________________ Military Judge: Brian M. Thompson (arraignment and pretrial mo- tions); Nathan D. Royer (trial).

Sentence: Sentence adjudged 1 October 2024 by SpCM convened at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Sentence entered by military judge on 5 November 2024: Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 15 days, reduction to E-1, and a reprimand.

For Appellant: Major Jordan L. Grande, USAF; Major Frederick J. John- son, USAF.

For Appellee: Major Vanessa Bairos, USAF; Major Kate E. Lee, USAF; Major Jocelyn Q. Wright, USAF.

Before DOUGLAS, MCCALL, and KUBLER, 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 ________________________ This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 30.4.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 as entered are correct in law. Article 66(d), Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 866(d) (Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2024 ed.)). In addition, the sentence as entered is correct in law United States v. Carey, No. ACM S32806 and fact, and no error materially prejudicial to the substantial rights of Appel- lant occurred. Articles 59(a) and 66(d), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(d) (Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2019 ed.)). Accordingly, the find- ings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT

CAROL K. JOYCE Clerk of the Court