United States v. Mitchell ( 2019 )

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
TANG, LAWRENCE, and RUSSELL,
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Steven K. MITCHELL
Gunnery Sergeant (E-7), U.S. Marine Corps
Appellant
No. 201900134
Decided: 31 October 2019.
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary.
Sentence adjudged 31 January 2019 by a special court-martial
convened at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina,
consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Military Judge: Lieutenant
Colonel Michael D. Libretto, USMC. Sentence approved by the
convening authority: confinement for 220 days, reduction to pay grade
E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge.
For Appellant: Commander R. Donald Evans, Jr., JAGC, USN.
For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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This opinion does not serve as binding precedent, but
may be cited as persuasive authority under
NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2.
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United States v. Mitchell, No. 201900134
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. Articles 59 and 66, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.
The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT:
RODGER A. DREW, JR.
Clerk of Court
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