United States v. Mendez ( 2022 )

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
STEPHENS, ATTANASIO, and DEERWESTER
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Benjamin MENDEZ, Jr.
Corporal (E-4), U.S. Marine Corps
Appellant
No. 202100347
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Decided: 28 March 2022
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge:
Nicholas S. Henry
Sentence adjudged 23 August 2021 by a special court-martial convened
at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, consisting of a
military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduc-
tion to E-1, confinement for 10 months, and a bad-conduct discharge.
For Appellant:
Captain Thomas P. Belsky, JAGC, USN
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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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United States v. Mendez, NMCCA No. 202100347
Opinion of the Court
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.
2