United States v. BRYANT

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.

Before

DALY, HARRELL, and FLUHR

Appellate Military Judges _________________________ UNITED STATES

Appellee v.

Alexander C. BRYANT

Lance Corporal (E-3), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant

No. 202500354 _________________________ Decided: 12 February 2026 Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judges:

Cory A. Carver (motions)

Thomas R. Fricton (arraignment and trial) Sentence adjudged 12 December 2024 by a special court-martial tried at Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduc- tion to E-1, confinement for 12 months, forfeiture of $1,344.00 pay per month for 12 months, and a bad-conduct discharge. 1

1 On 12 December 2024, the military judge announced the part of the sentence extending to forfeiture of pay as $1,786.80 pay per month for 12 months. R. at 331. On May 2025, the military judge held a post-trial Article 39(a), Uniform Code of Mili- tary Justice, proceeding in accordance with Rule for Courts-Martial 1104 to correct a computational error regarding Appellant’s adjudged forfeiture of pay and announced the corrected amount to be forfeited ($1,344.00 pay per month). R. at 352. United States v. Bryant, NMCCA No. 202500354 Opinion of the Court

For Appellant:

Lieutenant Benjamin M. Cook, JAGC, USN _________________________ 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 are correct in law, and the sen- tence is correct in law and fact, and that no error materially prejudicial to Ap- pellant’s substantial rights occurred. 2

The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT:

MARK K. JAMISON Clerk of Court

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