United States v. Richardson

United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals _________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. Kristopher B. RICHARDSON Private (E-1), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant No. 201900028 Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary.

Decided: 30 April 2019.

Military Judge: Lieutenant Colonel John P. Norman, USMC.

Sentence adjudged 10 October 2018 by a general court-martial con- vened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence approved by convening au- thority: confinement for 30 months 1 and a bad-conduct discharge.

For Appellant: Major James S. Kresge, USMCR.

For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq. _________________________ This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a). _________________________

1The Convening Authority suspended confinement in excess of 18 months pursu- ant to a pretrial agreement.

United States v. Richardson, No. 201900028

Before FULTON, CRISFIELD, and HITESMAN, Appellate Military Judges.

PER CURIAM: After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we have determined that the approved findings and sentence are cor- rect in law and fact and that no error materially prejudicial to the appellant’s substantial rights occurred. Articles 59 and 66, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.

The findings and sentence as approved by the convening authority are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court