United States v. TARTER ( 2021 )

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
HOLIFIELD, STEWART, and HACKEL
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Ryan A. TARTER
Staff Sergeant (E-6), U.S. Marine Corps
Appellant
No. 202100164
Decided: 8 November 2021
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge:
Melanie J. Mann
Sentence adjudged 21 April 2021 by a general court-martial convened
at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii, consisting of a military judge
sitting alone Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1,
confinement for six years, 1 forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a
dishonorable discharge.
For Appellant:
Commander Kyle Calvin Kneese, JAGC, USN
For Appellee:
Brian K. Keller, Esq.
1 Appellant was credited with having served 113 days of pretrial confinement.
United States v. Tarter, NMCCA No. 202100164
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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