United States v. Ortez

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before STEPHENS, BONNER, and DEERWESTER Appellate Military Judges _________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. Alexander J. ORTEZ Private First Class (E-2), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant No. 202000208 Decided: 29 April 2021 Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judge: Andrea C. Goode Sentence adjudged 12 May 2020 by a special court-martial convened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a mil- itary judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduc- tion to E-1, confinement for 6 months, and a bad-conduct discharge.

For Appellant: Captain Kimberly D. Hinson, JAGC, USNR For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.

_________________________ This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a).

United States v. Ortez, NMCCA No. 202000208 Opinion of the Court _________________________ PER CURIAM: After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we have determined that the findings and sentence are correct in law and fact and that no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred. Uniform Code of Military Justice arts. 59, 66, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.

The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court