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Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V SKIDMORE - 64 MJ 655Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of one specification of wrongfully using cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for five months, and reduction to E-3. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and suspended confinement in excess of sixty days until 4 November 2005, which was six months from the date Appellant was released from confinement, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1242Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals3/29/20073/29/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V JAMES - 64 MJ 514Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of one specification of false official statement, in violation of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of wrongfully using cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, and one specification of wrongfully using marijuana, a Schedule II controlled substance, both in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, reduction to E-1, forfeiture of $600 pay per month for three months, and confinement for ninety days. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged, but suspended, until 18 April 2006, all confinement in excess of sixty-two days in response to Appellant’s clemency request. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence.Docket No. 1246Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals9/25/20069/25/200610/25/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V CORDERO (MERITS)Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of one specification of being absent without leave, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and two specifications of wrongful use of marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance, and two specifications of wrongful use of cocaine, a Schedule I controlled substance, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for sixty days, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence.Docket No. 1270Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/31/20071/31/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MERRITT - PER CURIAMAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of the following offenses: one specification of making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of wrongfully using marijuana in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; and one specification of committing indecent acts with a person not his wife, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. Appellant was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, confinement for 120 days and reduction to pay grade E-1.Docket No. 1214Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals9/30/20049/30/200410/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V PINTOS - PER CURIAMAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, he was found guilty of one specification of desertion in violation of Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The judge sentenced Appellant to a bad conduct discharge (BCD), confinement for ninety days, and reduction to paygrade E-1. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence, but suspended all confinement not already served for twelve months from the date sentence was announced, and credited Appellant with sixty-three days of pretrial confinement in accordance with United States v. Allen, 17 M.J. 126 (C.M.A. 1984). This had the effect of releasing Appellant from confinement on the day sentence was announced.Docket No. 1175Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals4/25/20034/25/200310/5/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V SUPAPO - 61 MJ 718Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, he was convicted of one specification of assault consummated by a battery by unlawfully striking another Third Class Petty Officer “on the back of the head with his hand, in the face with his closed fist, and in the stomach with his knee,” in violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of disorderly conduct the same date by “slapping, pushing, punching, and chasing” the same Petty Officer around the mess deck of their Coast Guard cutter, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for thirty days, and reduction to E-3. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and credited Appellant with thirty days of pretrial confinement pursuant to United States v. Allen, 17 M.J. 126 (C.M.A. 1984).Docket No. 1210Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/30/20058/30/200510/24/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V LIND - 64 MJ 611Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was found guilty of the following offenses: one specification of wrongfully using ecstasy, a Schedule I controlled substance, and one specification of wrongfully distributing ecstasy, both in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 912a; one specification of conspiring to possess, use, and distribute ecstasy, in violation of Article 81, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 881; and one specification of making a false official statement with intent to deceive, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 907. The military judge sentenced Appellant to reduction to E-1, forfeiture of $938.00 pay per month for four months, confinement for four months, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence.Docket No. 1228Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/31/20071/31/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MAHONEY - PER CURIAMAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was found guilty of the following offenses: three specifications of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of failure to obey a lawful order, in violation of Article 92, UCMJ; one specification of wrongful possession of marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; and one specification of assault consummated by a battery, in violation of Article 128, UCMJ. Appellant was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, confinement for 120 days, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence, but suspended execution of the confinement in excess of 60 days for a period of six months, in accordance with the pretrial agreement. The Convening Authority also credited Appellant with 65 days of confinement against the sentence of confinement. Before this Court, without admitting that the findings and sentence are correct in law and fact, Appellant has submitted this case on its merits as to any and all errors.Docket No. 1183Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/27/20038/27/200310/5/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V TWEHUS - UNPUBLISHED.PDFAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of wrongful use of marijuana and one specification of wrongful introduction of marijuana onto a military installation, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military (UCMJ). The military judge sentenced Appellant to reduction to E-3 and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement did not affect the sentence.Docket No. 1315Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals2/4/20102/4/201010/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V LONGWELL PER CURIAMAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of making false official statements, in violation of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of assault consummated by a battery, in violation of Article 128, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement for 150 days. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence.Docket No. 1231Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals6/3/20056/3/200510/24/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V SCHIEWE - 64 MJ 703Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of larceny and one specification of wrongful appropriation, all in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of housebreaking, in violation of Article 130, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for five months, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the adjudged sentence, which was unaffected by the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1253Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals4/20/20074/20/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V JONSSON - 67 MJ 624.PDFAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of false official statement, in violation of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of adultery, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for thirty days, forfeiture of $1,261 for one month, and reduction to E-3. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the adjudged sentence.Docket No. 1285Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/30/20091/30/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V GRIFFIN PER CURIAMAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of failing to obey a lawful order, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); three specifications of wrongfully introducing marijuana onto the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma and two specifications of wrongfully using marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; and one specification of wrongfully possessing drug paraphernalia and one specification of wrongfully possessing an altered military identification card, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement for 115 days. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence.Docket No. 1237Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/17/20058/17/200510/24/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V COVE - UNPUBLISHEDAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of conspiracy, in violation of Article 81, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification each of wrongful use of marijuana, wrongful use of cocaine, wrongful distribution of marijuana, wrongful distribution of cocaine, and wrongful introduction of marijuana onto a military installation, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for four months, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. Pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement, the Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and suspended all confinement in excess of ninety days until 19 December 2007.Docket No. 1290Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals2/5/20092/5/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MARTINEZ - UNPUBLISHEDAppellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of attempted larceny, in violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of conspiring to commit larceny, in violation of Article 81, UCMJ; two specifications of failing to go to appointed place of duty, in violation of Article 86, UCMJ; one specification of failing to obey a lawful order, in violation of Article 92, UCMJ; one specification of wrongful appropriation, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ; and one specification each of receiving stolen property and public drunkenness, both in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for seventy-five days, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged, and suspended confinement in excess of fifty days for six months, pursuant to the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1321Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals2/25/20102/25/201010/30/2017
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