United States v. Martins

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before

STEPHENS, BAKER, and DEERWESTER

Appellate Military Judges _________________________ UNITED STATES

Appellee v.

Christopher MARTINS

Private First Class (E-2), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202200042 _________________________ Decided: 27 June 2022

Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judge:

John P. Norman

Sentence adjudged 7 December 2021 by a special court-martial con- vened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: re- duction to E-1, confinement for six months,1 forfeiture of $1,000 pay per month for six months, and a bad-conduct discharge.

For Appellant:

Commander Kyle C. Kneese, JAGC, USN

1 The Appellant was credited with 53 days of pretrial confinement against Appel- lant’s term of confinement.

United States v. Martins, NMCCA No. 202200042 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:

KYLE D. MEEDER

Clerk of Court

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