United States v. Nickel ( 2021 )

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
GASTON, HOUTZ, and STARITA
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Walter N. NICKEL II
Lieutenant (O-3), U.S. Navy
Appellant
No. 202100147
Decided: 30 August 2021
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge:
K. Scott Woodard
Sentence adjudged 7 April 2021 by a general court-martial convened
at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, consisting of a
military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment:
confinement for 7 months and a dismissal.
For Appellant:
Commander Kyle Calvin Kneese, JAGC, USN
For Appellee:
Brian K. Keller, Esq.
United States v. Nickel, NMCCA No. 202100147
Opinion of the Court
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This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under
NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a).
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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. 1
The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT:
RODGER A. DREW, JR.
Clerk of Court
1 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.
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