United States v. Stearns ( 2017 )

U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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No. 201600349
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Appellee
v.
BLAYNE T. STEARNS
Aviation Boatswain’s Equipment Airman (E-3), U.S. Navy
Appellant
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Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge: Captain Ann K. Minami, JAGC, USN.
Convening Authority: Commander, Navy Region Northwest,
Silverdale, WA.
Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation : Lieutenant Commander
Justin L. Hawks, JAGC, USN.
For Appellant: Commander Brian L. Mizer, JAGC, USN.
For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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Decided 7 February 2017
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Before M ARKS , G LASER -A LLEN , and M ILLER , 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