United States v. Barnes ( 2022 )


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  •             U NITED S TATES AIR F ORCE
    C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS
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    No. ACM 39834 (f rev)
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    UNITED STATES
    Appellee
    v.
    Wendy A. BARNES
    Captain (O-3), U.S. Air Force, Appellant
    ________________________
    Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary
    Upon further review
    Decided 1 March 2022
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    Military Judge: Bryon T. Gleisner; Andrew R. Norton (remand).
    Sentence: Sentence adjudged on 17 September 2019 by GCM convened
    at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Sentence entered by military
    judge on 4 December 2019 and reentered on 11 May 2021: Dismissal,
    forfeiture of $500.00 pay per month for 3 months, and a reprimand.
    For Appellant: Major Christopher C. Newton, USAF; Captain Thomas
    R. Govan Jr., USAF.
    For Appellee: Lieutenant Colonel Matthew J. Neil, USAF; Mary Ellen
    Payne, Esquire.
    Before LEWIS, RAMÍREZ, and CADOTTE, Appellate Military Judges.
    ________________________
    This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as
    precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 30.4.
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    United States v. Barnes, No. ACM 39834 (f rev)
    PER CURIAM:
    This case is before our court for the second time. Previously, Appellant
    raised two assignments of error, both alleging that trial defense counsel pro-
    vided ineffective assistance of counsel. United States v. Barnes, No. ACM
    39834, 
    2021 CCA LEXIS 177
    , at *2 (A.F. Ct. Crim. App. 16 Apr. 2021) (unpub.
    op.). We reviewed Appellant’s assignments of error and decided they did not
    warrant relief. Id. at *22. However, we remanded the case to the Chief Trial
    Judge, Air Force Trial Judiciary, to resolve a substantial issue with the con-
    vening authority’s decision memorandum, as we found the action taken on Ap-
    pellant’s adjudged sentence was ambiguous and incomplete. Id. at *28–29.
    On 29 April 2021, in accordance with the court’s direction, the convening
    authority withdrew the previous Decision on Action memorandum and substi-
    tuted a corrected Decision on Action memorandum. In the new memorandum,
    the convening authority approved the adjudged sentence in its entirety. On 11
    May 2021, the military judge issued a corrected entry of judgment (EoJ).
    The case was re-docketed with the court on 25 May 2021. On 20 January
    2022, Appellant resubmitted her case without raising any additional issues for
    our consideration. We find the corrected Decision on Action memorandum and
    corrected EoJ comply with our prior decision.
    Upon further review, the findings and sentence as reentered are correct in
    law and fact, and no error materially prejudicial to the substantial rights of
    Appellant occurred. Articles 59(a) and 66(d), Uniform Code of Military Justice,
    
    10 U.S.C. §§ 859
    (a), 866(d), Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2019
    ed.). Accordingly, the findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
    FOR THE COURT
    CAROL K. JOYCE
    Clerk of the Court
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Document Info

Docket Number: 39834(f rev)

Filed Date: 3/1/2022

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 5/29/2024