United States v. Fairbrother

U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS _________________________ No. 201600404 _________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Appellee v. NICHOLAS R. FAIRBROTHER Gunner’s Mate First Class (E-6), U.S. Navy Appellant _________________________ Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judge: Captain Bethany L. Payton-O’Brien, JAGC, USN.

Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Lemoore, CA.

Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation: Lieutenant Commander Matthew S. Bailey, JAG, USN.

For Appellant: Lieutenant Kurt W. Siegal, JAGC, USN.

For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq. _________________________ Decided 21 September 2017 _________________________ Before HUTCHISON, F ULTON , and S AYEGH , 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).

For the Court

R.H. TROIDL Clerk of Court