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Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V HESTER - 68 MJ 618Appellant 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 fraudulent enlistment, in violation of Article 83, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); three specifications of wrongfully using cocaine and one specification of wrongfully possessing cocaine, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; and one specification of wrongfully possessing a loaded pistol while on board Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for five months, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged except for confinement in excess of ninety days, which was disapproved pursuant to the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1303Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals3/30/20103/30/201010/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V THIBODEAU 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 one specification of knowingly receiving child pornography, one specification of knowingly transporting child pornography in interstate commerce, and one specification of knowingly possessing child pornography on land owned by the U.S. Government, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252A, under Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 210 days, and reduction to E-1.Docket No. 1215Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals9/9/20059/9/200510/24/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V POET 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 one specification of making a false official statement with the intent to deceive, in violation of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and one specification of falsely testifying on a material matter in a trial by summary court-martial after having taken a lawful oath, in violation of Article 131, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 200 days, forfeiture of $800 pay per month for six months, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the adjudged sentence but suspended all confinement in excess of ninety days for a period of twelve months from the date of his action, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1266Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals9/14/20069/14/200610/25/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V JOHNSON (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 making false official statements, in violation of Article 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and five specifications of wrongful distribution, possession, and use of a Schedule I controlled substance, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for five months, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged, but suspended confinement in excess of 120 days for twelve months, pursuant to the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1308Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals7/29/20097/29/200910/30/2017
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 CABALLERO - 65 MJ 674Appellant 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 making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge; confinement for 166 days, which amounted to the time served in pretrial confinement; and reduction to E-1. The sentence was unaffected by the pretrial agreement, and the Convening Authority approved it as adjudged.Docket No. 1252Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals7/12/20077/12/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MCMILLEN 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 one specification of violating a lawful general order by wrongfully bringing an unauthorized firearm onto a federal facility, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of willfully damaging military property of the United States, by damaging the Coast Guard sign at the entrance to his unit’s moorings in violation of Article 108, UCMJ; one specification of willfully and wrongfully damaging a vehicle, the property of Commanding Officer, USCGC MACKINAW (WAGB 83), by firing bullets into the door and tire in violation of Article 109, UCMJ; and one specification of drunk and disorderly conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for six months, forfeiture of $500 pay per month for six months, and reduction to E-1.Docket No. 1219Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals11/4/200511/4/200510/24/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V BATES - 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 violating a lawful general order, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and two specifications of adultery and four specifications of using indecent language with a child under 16 years of age, all in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for six months, 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. 1324Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals3/26/20103/26/201010/30/2017
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 WIMETT - 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 wrongful disposition of military property, in violation of Article 108, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and three specifications of larceny, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for three months, and reduction to E-2. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged but suspended all confinement for one year from the date the sentence was adjudged, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1258Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/15/20078/15/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V BENTLEY 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 one specification of wrongful use of marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and seven specifications of larceny of military property of the United States Coast Guard, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for eight months, and reduction to E-2. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence.Docket No. 1234Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals7/8/20057/8/200510/24/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MOLINA - 68 MJ 532Appellant 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 engaging in sexually intimate behavior aboard a Coast Guard vessel, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); two specifications of maltreating a person subject to his orders by making offensive comments or gestures of a sexual nature, in violation of Article 93, UCMJ; one specification of assault consummated by a battery in violation of article 128, and one specification each of indecent exposure, wrongfully providing alcoholic beverages to a person under twenty-one years of age, and adultery, all in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for 200 days, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement did not affect the sentence.Docket No. 1299Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals9/9/20099/9/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V SHEEHAN - 62 MJ 568Appellant 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 on divers occasions, one specification of introduction of some amount of marijuana onto an installation used by the armed forces on divers occasions, one specification of wrongfully possessing some amount of marijuana on divers occasions, and one specification of wrongfully use marijuana on divers occasions, all 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-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged, but, in accordance with the pretrial agreement, suspended confinement in excess of 120 days for the period of twelve months from the date the sentence was adjudged.Docket No. 1218Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals11/1/200511/1/200510/24/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V HALSEY - 62 MJ 681Appellant 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: four specifications of violating a lawful general order by wrongfully using a government computer to access certain websites, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of sodomy with a child under the age of sixteen years, in violation of Article 125, UCMJ; and two specifications of committing indecent acts with a child under sixteen years of age, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ.Docket No. 1211Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals2/27/20062/27/200610/25/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V GREENE - 64 MJ 625Appellant 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: four specifications of wrongful appropriation, in violation of Article 121, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); six specifications of making a false official statement with the intent to deceive and one specification of signing a false official record with intent to deceive, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ; and one specification of failing to obey a lawful order, in violation of Article 92, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 180 days, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged but, in accordance with the pretrial agreement, suspended the portion of the sentence extending to confinement in excess of four months for twelve months from the date the sentence was awarded.Docket No. 1226Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals2/28/20072/28/200710/30/2017
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