United States v. Nelson

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
GASTON, HOUTZ, and MYERS
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Randal M. NELSON
Staff Sergeant (E-6), U.S. Marine Corps
Appellant
No. 202100329
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Decided: 18 April 2022
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge:
Eric A. Catto
Sentence adjudged 5 August 2021 by a general court-martial convened
at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, consist-
ing of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence approved by the conven-
ing authority: reduction to E-1, confinement for 9 months, and a bad-
conduct discharge.
For Appellant:
Commander Michael E. Maffei, JAGC, USN
United States v. Nelson, NMCCA No. 202100329
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. 1
The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT:
RODGER A. DREW, JR.
Clerk of Court
1 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.
2