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Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V SCHATZ (MERITS)Appellant was tried by special court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to her 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); one specification of fraudulent enlistment, in violation of Article 83, UCMJ; one specification of making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ; and one specification each of wrongfully using marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, and psilocin or psilocybin, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for sixty days, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the adjudged sentence.Docket No. 1291Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/20/20088/20/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V JOHNSON - 65 MJ 919Appellant 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 the following offenses: one specification of dereliction of duty, in violation of Article92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of willful and wrongful damage to personal property owned by another, in violation of Article 109, UCMJ; and one specification each of wrongful use, wrongful distribution, and wrongful introduction of cocaine onto a vessel, aircraft, vehicle, or installation used by the armed forces, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for eighteen months, and reduction to E-1. After announcing the sentence, the military judge credited Appellant with 127 days of Allen credit for pretrial confinement served between 25 January 2005 and the date of trial. United States v. Allen, 17 M.J. 126 (C.M.A. 1984). Under the terms of the pretrial agreement, the Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged but suspended all confinement in excess of fourteen months for twelve months from the date the accused is released from confinement.Docket No. 1254Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals2/7/20082/7/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V ZRIKE (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 conspiracy to possess cocaine, in violation of Article 81, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification each of wrongful use of cocaine and of marijuana, both 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 adjudged sentence.Docket No. 1289Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals3/13/20083/13/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsADER V RADM BROOKS ET AL (WRIT) ORDERPetitioner was tried by general court-martial. Pursuant to a pretrial agreement, he pled guilty and was convicted of various offenses. On 29 August 2007 Petitioner was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for nine months, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence and, in addition, ordered that eight hundred dollars ($800.00) per month of any automatic forfeiture of entitled military pay imposed by operation of law be waived for a period of eighteen months from the date of his action and be payable to Mrs. D. Ader, pursuant to the pretrial agreement. The Judge Advocate General referred the record to this Court for review under Article 66, UCMJ, on 4 February 2008. Briefs have not yet been filed.MISC. DOCKET NO. 003-08Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals3/21/20083/21/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V HARRIS - 67 MJ 550Appellant 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 each of wrongfully distributing MDMA (ecstasy), wrongfully using MDMA (ecstasy), and wrongfully using cocaine, all in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for ninety days, forfeiture of $800 per month for three months, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and suspended confinement in excess of sixty days for a period of twelve months from the date of the Convening Authority’s action, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1279Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals10/17/200810/17/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V BLAIR - 67 MJ 566Appellant 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 three specifications of violating a lawful general order, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); nine specifications of making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ; one specification of neglectful damage to military property, in violation of Article 108, UCMJ; and the following in violation of Article 134, UCMJ: one specification of wrongfully recruiting for, soliciting membership in, and promoting activities of the Ku Klux Klan while publicly displaying an affiliation with the Armed Services; one specification of violating Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 269 § 10(m) and 18 U.S.C. § 13 by wrongfully possessing a large capacity firearm; one specification of violating Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 269 § 10(h) and 18 U.S.C. § 13 by wrongfully possessing seven dangerous weapons; one specification of violating 26 U.S.C. §§ 5845(a), 5861(d), and 5871 by unlawfully knowingly receiving and possessing a firearm that is a destructive device (an explosive bomb); one specification of being drunk and disorderly; three specifications of wrongfully endeavoring to impede an investigation; and one specification of willfully and unlawfully altering a public record. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for one year, and reduction to E-3. The sentence was unaffected by the pretrial agreement, and the Convening Authority approved it as adjudged.Docket No. 1278Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals11/13/200811/13/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V COKER - 67 MJ 571Appellant 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 the following offenses: two specifications of attempt to commit indecent liberties with a child, in violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of fraudulent appointment, in violation of Article 83, UCMJ; one specification of assault consummated by a battery against a child, in violation of Article 128, UCMJ; two specifications of conduct unbecoming an officer, in violation of Article 133, UCMJ; and four specifications of indecent acts or indecent liberties with a child, one specification of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252A by receiving child pornography, and one specification of kidnapping, all in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to dismissal from the Coast Guard, total forfeitures, and confinement for thirty years, against which he ordered credit for 132 days of pretrial confinement. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged, suspended the confinement in excess of twelve years until six months after Appellant is released from confinement, pursuant to the pretrial agreement, and applied 132 days of pretrial confinement credit against the approved confinement in accordance with United States v. Allen, 17 M.J. 126 (C.M.A. 1984).Docket No. 1280Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals11/21/200811/21/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V CHEN - 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 willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, in violation of Article 90, UCMJ; one specification of wrongful appropriation and three specifications of larceny, all in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of housebreaking, in violation of Article 130, UCMJ; one specification of wrongfully using marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; one specification of forgery, in violation of Article 123, UCMJ; and one specification each of wrongfully providing alcohol to minors, wrongfully consuming alcohol while underage, wrongfully entering a parked automobile with intent to steal, and wrongfully giving a stolen firearm to another, all in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for twelve months, forfeiture of two-thirds pay per month for twelve months, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved only so much of the sentence as provides for a bad-conduct discharge, twelve months of confinement, reduction to E-1, and forfeiture of $802.00 pay per month for twelve months, and suspended confinement in excess of ten months for twelve months from the date the accused is released from confinement, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1282Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals12/9/200812/9/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V TUSCAN CORRECTED - 67 MJ 592Appellant was tried by general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members. Contrary to his pleas, Appellant was convicted of one specification each of assault with an unloaded firearm and assault consummated by a battery, in violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The members sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for twelve months, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged.Docket No. 1281Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals12/9/200812/9/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V NAPUTIAppellant 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 violating 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), by wrongfully and knowingly possessing child pornography, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and of one specification of dereliction of duty, in violation of Article 92, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to be discharged from the Coast Guard with a dishonorable discharge, reduction to E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for three years. Pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement, the Convening Authority reduced the dishonorable discharge to a bad-conduct discharge and suspended all confinement in excess of eighteen months for a period of twelve months from the date Appellant is released from confinement.Docket No. 1286Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals12/16/200812/16/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V VICKREY - UNPUBLISHEDAppellant was tried by general court-martial composed of members. Contrary to his pleas, Appellant was convicted of one specification of rape, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The court sentenced Appellant to confinement for five years, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and waived the forfeiture of all pay and allowances in favor of Appellant’s dependents as allowed by Article 58b(b), UCMJ, for six months.Docket No. 1274Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals6/10/20086/10/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V NICKEY (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 each of larceny of military property, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and of making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for three months, reduction to E-3, and a bad-conduct discharge.Docket No. 1288Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals6/19/20086/19/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V ROAN - UNPUBLISHEDAppellant was tried by general court-martial composed of members. Contrary to his pleas, Appellant was convicted of four specifications of false official statement, in violation of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of larceny, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ. Two of the specifications of false official statement were held to be multiplicious for sentencing purposes. The court sentenced Appellant to be confined for thirty days and to be dismissed. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged.Docket No. 1277Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals7/23/20087/23/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MARTIN - UNPUBLISHED 2ND OPINIONPursuant to his pleas of guilty, Appellant was convicted by general court-martial, military judge alone, of one specification each of violating 18 U.S.C. 2252A by receiving and possessing child pornography, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of violating a lawful general order by using a government computer to view, download and store sexually explicit materials, in violation of Article 92, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced him to confinement for thirty-two months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. On 6 December 2006, this Court set aside the Convening Authority’s action and returned the record to the Judge Advocate General for remand to the Convening Authority for a new action. United States v. Martin, No. 1260 (C.G.Ct.Crim.App. Dec. 6, 2006). An Article 39(a) session was held on 19 December 2006 at which an inquiry was conducted concerning the provisions of a post-trial agreement between Appellant and the Convening Authority. Pursuant to the post-trial agreement, the Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged, but suspended confinement in excess of seventeen months and twenty-four days until either (1) the Convening Authority determines Appellant has successfully completed a sex offender treatment program or (2) two years from the date of the Convening Authority’s action, whichever occurs later.Docket No. 1260Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/26/20088/26/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MCLEOD - 67 MJ 501Appellant 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 sodomy with a child under the age of sixteen, in violation of Article 125, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of committing indecent acts with another, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for three months, total forfeitures, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence.Docket No. 1262Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/29/20088/29/200810/30/2017
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