United States v. Whitsell

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
GASTON, STEWART, and BAKER
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Steven R. WHITSELL
Corporal (E-4), U.S. Marine Corps
Appellant
No. 202000119
Decided: 27 January 2021
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge:
Mark D. Sameit
Sentence adjudged 18 March 2020 by a general court-martial con-
vened at Marine Corps Base Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, consisting
of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment:
reduction to E-1, confinement for eighteen months, 1 and a dishonora-
ble discharge.
For Appellant:
Commander Michael E. Maffei, JAGC, USN
For Appellee:
Brian K. Keller, Esq.
1 Upon recommendation of the military judge, the convening authority suspended
four months of confinement.
United States v. Whitsell, NMCCA No. 202000119
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. Uniform Code of Military Justice arts. 59, 66, 10 U.S.C.
§§ 859, 866.
The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT:
RODGER A. DREW, JR.
Clerk of Court
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