United States v. Hatcher ( 2022 )

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
STEPHENS, COGLEY, and DEERWESTER
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Marcel W. HATCHER
Boatswain’s Mate First Class (E-6), U.S. Navy
Appellant
No. 202100350
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Decided: 15 March 2022
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judges:
Ann Minami
Sentence adjudged 27 August 2021 by a special court-martial convened
at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington, consisting of a military
judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to
E-1, confinement for 9 months, a fine of $4,000, 1 and a bad-conduct dis-
charge.
For Appellant:
Commander Kyle Kneese, JAGC, USN
1 The convening authority suspended execution of the $4,000 fine for 6 months from
the Entry of Judgment, at which time the unexecuted fine, unless sooner vacated, will
be automatically remitted.
United States v. Hatcher, NMCCA No. 202100350
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. 2
The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT:
RODGER A. DREW, JR.
Clerk of Court
2 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.
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