United States v. Brown

U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS _________________________ No. 201700037 _________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Appellee v. CHRISTIAN J. BROWN Lance Corporal (E-3), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant _________________________ Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judge: Lieutenant Colonel Eugene H. Robinson, USMC.

Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation: Major David Ahn, USMC.

For Appellant: Lieutenant Colonel Lee C. Kindlon, USMCR.

For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq. _________________________ Decided 13 April 2017 _________________________ Before C AMPBELL , H UTCHISON , and ELLINGTON, Appellate Military Judges _________________________ After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we affirm the findings and sentence as approved by the convening authority. Art. 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 866(c).

The supplemental promulgating order will reflect that the special court- martial was convened by Commanding Officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, vice Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force. United States v. Crumpey, 49 M.J. 538, 539 (N.M.Ct.Crim. App. 1998).

For the Court

R.H. TROIDL Clerk of Court