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Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V RAMOS - 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 conspiracy, in violation of Article 81, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of dereliction of duty, in violation of Article 92, UCMJ; one specification each of wrongful use and wrongful distribution of marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; and one specification of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for four months, reduction to E-1, forfeiture of $784 per month for four months, 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. 1272Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals4/30/20084/30/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V YANGER - 66 MJ 534Appellant 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 wrongfully using cocaine, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of involuntary manslaughter, in violation of Article 119, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to reduction to E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, confinement for six years, and a dishonorable discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and suspended the execution of confinement in excess of forty-three months for eighteen months from the date the accused is released from confinement, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement. The Convening Authority also credited Appellant with 105 days of pretrial confinement pursuant to United States v. Allen, 17 M.J. 126 (C.M.A. 1984).Docket No. 1271Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals3/21/20083/21/200810/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V YANGER - 68 MJ 540Appellant 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 wrongfully using cocaine, in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of involuntary manslaughter, in violation of Article 119, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to reduction to E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, confinement for six years, and a dishonorable discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and suspended the execution of confinement in excess of forty-three months for eighteen months from the date the accused is released from confinement, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement. The Convening Authority also credited Appellant with 105 days of pretrial confinement pursuant to United States v. Allen, 17 M.J. 126 (C.M.A. 1984).Docket No. 1271Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals9/4/20099/4/200910/30/2017
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 BICKLE (MERITS)Appellant 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. § 1462 by knowingly using or causing to be used an interactive computer service for carriage of obscene materials in interstate or foreign commerce, two specifications of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252A by knowingly receiving visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct that had been transported in interstate or foreign commerce, and one specification of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252A by knowingly possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, all in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad conduct discharge, confinement for twenty-nine months, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and suspended confinement in excess of eighteen months for a period of twelve months from the date Appellant is released from confinement, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1269Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/31/20071/31/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V UPHAM (MERITS)Appellant 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 conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, in violation of Article 133, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The military judge sentenced Appellant to a dismissal from the Coast Guard, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for ninety days. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and suspended all confinement for a period of twelve months from the date Appellant was sentenced, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1268Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/31/20071/31/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V LATHAM (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 absence without leave terminated by apprehension, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and two specifications of wrongful use of marijuana and one specification of wrongful use of cocaine, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge and confinement for seventy days, which he credited with seventy days of pretrial confinement. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the adjudged sentence.Docket No. 1267Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/31/20071/31/200710/30/2017
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 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 STELLON - 65 MJ 802Appellant was tried by general court-martial composed of members. Contrary to his pleas, he was convicted of one specification of rape, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The court sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for five years, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged and suspended confinement in excess of fifty-seven months for thirty months from the date of his action. He also credited fourteen days of confinement in accordance with United States v. Allen, 17 M.J. 126 (C.M.A. 1984).Docket No. 1264Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals10/25/200710/25/200710/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V GILBERT 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 failing to go at the time prescribed to the appointed place of duty and one specification of absenting himself without authority and remaining absent from his unit, both in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification 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, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; and one specification of breaking restriction, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for five months, forfeiture of $200 pay per month for five months, and reduction to E-1.Docket No. 1263Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals8/16/20068/16/200610/25/2017
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
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V HEDLUND - 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 nine specifications of use, three specifications of distribution, and one specification of introduction to a military vessel of various illegal drugs, all in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); four specifications of larceny, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ; one specification of attempted larceny, in violation of Article 80, UCMJ; two specifications of forgery, in violation of Article 123, UCMJ; one specification of unauthorized absence terminated by apprehension, in violation of Article 86, UCMJ; and one specification of missing movement, in violation of Article 87, UCMJ.Docket No. 1261Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals7/11/20077/11/200710/30/2017
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 MARTIN PER CURIAM MJAppellant 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 a lawful general order, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of violating 18 U.S.C. 2252A by knowingly receiving material containing child pornography that had been transported in interstate commerce by computer and one specification of violating 18 U.S.C. 2252A by knowingly possessing sheets of paper containing an image of child pornography, both in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for thirty-two months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to E-1. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged except changed the adjudged bad-conduct discharge to twelve months confinement, ostensibly pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1260Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals12/6/200612/6/200610/25/2017
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