United States v. Patel ( 2017 )

U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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No. 201700258
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Appellee
v.
CHIRAG H. PATEL
Seaman Apprentice (E-2), U.S. Navy
Appellant
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Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge: Commander Robert P. Monahan, Jr., JAGC, USN.
Convening Authority: Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic,
Norfolk, VA.
Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation : Commander I.C. Lemoyne,
JAGC, USN.
For Appellant: Commander R. Don Evans, Jr., JAGC, USN.
For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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Decided 31 October 2017
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Before M ARKS , J ONES , and W OODARD , Appellate Military Judges
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After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of
error, we affirm the findings and sentence as approved by the convening
authority. Art. 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 866(c).
For the Court
R.H. TROIDL
Clerk of Court