United States v. ROCHE

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before HOLIFIELD, ATTANASIO, and HACKEL Appellate Military Judges _________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. Stephan P. ROCHE Lance Corporal (E-3), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant No. 202100281 _________________________ Decided: 16 December 2021 Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judge: Benjamin A. Robles Sentence adjudged 28 July 2021 by a special court-martial convened at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1, confinement for 10 months, 1 forfeiture of $1,000.00 pay per month for five months, and a bad-conduct discharge.

For Appellant: Commander Kyle C. Kneese, JAGC, USN

1 Appellant received five days of pretrial confinement credit.

United States v. Roche, NMCCA No. 202100281 Opinion of the Court _________________________ This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a).

_________________________ 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. 2 The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court

2 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.