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Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V DEROV - 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 one specification of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and one specification of wrongfully using marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, forfeiture of $800.00 per month for four months, reduction to E-1, and confinement for ninety days, which he credited with eighty-seven days of pretrial confinement pursuant to United States v. Allen, 17 M.J. 126 (C.M.A. 1984). The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and ordered it to be executed. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence.Docket No. 1265Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals11/13/200711/13/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V DENARO - 62 MJ 663Appellant was tried by general 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 conspiracy to wrongfully interfere with an adverse administrative proceeding, in violation of Article 81, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of fraudulent enlistment, in violation of Article 83, UCMJ; two specifications of failing to obey a lawful order, in violation of Article 92, UCMJ; one specification of making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ; one specification of wrongfully using marijuana and three specifications of wrongfully possessing some amount of marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; two specifications of assault, in violation of Article 128, UCMJ; one specification of wrongfully interfering with an adverse administrative proceeding, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ; and five specifications of wrongfully communicating a threat, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for twenty-seven months, and a reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged but suspended the portion of the sentence extending to confinement in excess of 540 days for a period of one year from the date of his action and waived automatic forfeitures for a period of six months from the date of the action.Docket No. 1243Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals2/2/20062/2/200610/24/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V DEMELLO - UNPUBLISHEDUNITED STATES V DEMELLO - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals OpinionDocket No. 1379Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals10/20/201410/20/20149/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V DECKER WITH DISSENT - UNPUBLISHEDUNITED STATES V DECKER WITH DISSENT - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals OpinionDocket No. 1436Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals 7/13/20177/13/20179/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V DATZ - 59 MJ 510Appellant was tried by a general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members. Contrary to his pleas of not guilty, he was convicted of the following offenses: one specification of striking a Petty Officer and one specification of treating a Petty Officer with contempt in violation of Article 91, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); three specifications of dereliction of duty and one specification of violating a lawful general regulation in violation of Article 92, UCMJ; one specification of rape in violation of Article 120, UCMJ; and one specification of unlawful entry in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The members sentenced Appellant to reduction to pay grade E-3 and confinement for three months. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged, and the Acting Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard referred the record to this Court pursuant to Article 69(d), UCMJ.Docket No. 001-69-01Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/6/20038/6/200310/5/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V DANIEL - UNPUBLISHEDAppellant was tried by general 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 indecent assault and three specifications of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252A by receiving or possessing three or more visual depictions of child pornography, all in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for thirty-two months, reduction to E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The sentence was unaffected by the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1296Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals6/17/20096/17/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V DALPOZZO - UNPUBLISHEDUNITED STATES V DALPOZZO - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - OpinionDocket No. 1339Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals 2/8/20112/8/20119/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V CZESCHIN - 54 MJ 656UNITED STATES V CZESCHIN - 54 MJ 656 - Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals DecisionDocket No. 1125Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals12/18/200012/18/20008/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V CUTTER WRIT ORDERUNITED STATES V CUTTER WRIT ORDER Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals OrderMISC. DOCKET N0. 001-14Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/30/20141/30/20149/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V CUDJOE - UNPUBLISHEDUNITED STATES V CUDJOE - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion Appellant was tried by special court-martial composed of officer members. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, Appellant was convicted of one specification of failure to obey a general order or regulation and one specification of failure to obey an order, both in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Contrary to his pleas, Appellant was also convicted of one specification of disrespect toward a superior petty officer, in violation of Article 91, UCMJ; one specification of making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ; two specifications of larceny, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ; and one specification of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1029 and one specification of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1344, both in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The court sentenced Appellant to confinement for seventy days; reduction to E-2; a fine of $1500 and in the event the fine is not paid, confinement for ninety days; and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged.Docket No. 1326Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals11/19/201011/19/20109/21/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V CRUZ - UNPUBLISHEDUNITED STATES V CRUZ - UNPUBLISHED - Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeal DecisionDocket No. 1128Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/7/20008/7/20008/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V CRUZ - 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 twenty specifications of larceny, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for 120 days, reduction to E-1, a $2,500.00 fine, and a bad-conduct discharge. Pursuant to the pretrial agreement, the Convening Authority disapproved confinement in excess of ninety days and the $2,500.00 fine, and otherwise approved the sentence as adjudged.Docket No. 1331Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/19/20108/19/201010/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V CRAWFORD - 46 MJ 771UNITED STATES V CRAWFORD - Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals DecisionDocket No. 1052Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals5/27/19975/27/19978/25/2017
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 COTE - UNPUBLISHEDUNITED STATES V COTE - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals OpinionDocket No. 1442Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals 7/31/20177/31/20179/1/2017
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Oral Arguments

Pursuant to U.S. Department of Defense Standard carrying out Article 140a, Uniform Code of Military Justice [10 U.S.C. s. 940a] (revised, January 2025), an audio recording of an oral argument will typically be made publicly accessible. Audio recordings for oral arguments after the effective date of this new rule (January 2025) are below. As part of this requirement, a military service provides a mechanism by which a written transcript may be made available upon request. Contact HQS-DG-LST-CG-LMJ@uscg.mil with the reason for the request. 

 

Parties Docket Audio File Date
U.S. v. Ray 1498 MP3 2025/05/13
U.S. v. Kelley 1495 MP3 2025/03/26