United States v. Latham

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Washington, D.C. UNITED STATES v. Damon C. LATHAM, Fireman Apprentice (E-2), U.S. Coast Guard CGCMS 24354 Docket No. 1267 January 2007 Special Court-Martial convened by Commander, USCG Sector Hampton Roads. Tried at Norfolk, Virginia, on 16 March 2006.

Military Judge: LCDR Ronald S. Horn, USCG Trial Counsel: LT Andrew P. Grant, USCG Defense Counsel: LT Brian D. Korn, JAGC, USNR Appellate Defense Counsel: LT Lynn R. S. Capuano, USCG Assistant Appellate Defense Counsel: LCDR Nancy J. Truax, USCG Appellate Government Counsel: LT Donna D. Leoce, USCG BEFORE PANEL EIGHT BAUM, FELICETTI, & TUCHER Appellate Military Judges Per Curiam: Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of one specification of absence without leave terminated by apprehension, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and two specifications of wrongful use of marijuana and one specification of wrongful use of cocaine, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement for seventy days, which he credited with seventy days of pretrial confinement. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the adjudged sentence.

United States v. Damon C. LATHAM, No. 1267 (C.G.Ct.Crim.App. 2007) Before this Court, without admitting that the findings and sentence are correct in law and fact, Appellant has submitted this case on its merits as to any and all errors.

We have reviewed the record in accordance with Article 66, UCMJ. Upon such review, the findings and sentence are determined to be correct in law and fact and, on the basis of the entire record, should be approved. Accordingly, the findings of guilty and the sentence, as approved below, are affirmed.

For the Court,

Jane R. Lim Clerk of the Court