United States v. MINKARA ( 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.
Zakarya Z. MINKARA
Lance Corporal (E-3), U.S. Marine Corps
Appellant
No. 202100149
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Decided: 9 December 2021
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judges:
Andrea C. Goode (arraignment)
Derek A. Poteet (trial)
Sentence adjudged 19 February 2021 by a general court-martial
convened at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consist-
ing of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judg-
ment: reduction to E-1, confinement for six months, 1 forfeiture of
$800.00 pay per month for six months, and a bad-conduct discharge.
For Appellant:
Lieutenant Commander Daniel O. Moore, JAGC, USN
1 Appellant was credited with having served 144 days of pretrial confinement.
United States v. Minkara, NMCCA No. 202100149
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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