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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 KAHALLEY - 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 the following offenses: one specification of conspiracy, in violation of Article 81, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of breach of peace, in violation of Article 116, UCMJ; one specification of assault with a dangerous weapon, in violation of Article 128, UCMJ; and one specification each of resisting civil apprehension and reckless endangerment, both in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for two years, 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. 1283Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/23/20091/23/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V HUPP - 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 each of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252A by receiving child pornography, and violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252A by possessing child pornography, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and one specification of failure to obey a lawful order, in violation of Article 92, 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, and suspended the reduction to E-1 until the date of release from confinement. The pretrial agreement had no effect on the sentence. Appellant was credited with 75 days of credit for pretrial confinement.Docket No. 1284Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals1/26/20091/26/200910/30/2017
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 KASPRZYK - 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 making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ; and one specification each of wrongful use of cocaine, wrongful introduction of cocaine onto an installation used by or under the control of the armed forces, wrongful distribution of cocaine, wrongful use of marijuana, and wrongful distribution of marijuana, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for eight months, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged but suspended all confinement in excess of four months until 8 July 2008, pursuant to the terms of the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1287Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals2/5/20092/5/200910/30/2017
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 SULLIVAN - 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 the following offenses: one specification of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ ; one specification of wrongfully distributing cocaine and two specifications of wrongfully using cocaine, all in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; two specifications of larceny, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ; and one specification of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(j) by selling a stolen firearm transported in interstate commerce, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for seven 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 pretrial agreement did not affect the sentence.Docket No. 1293Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals3/26/20093/26/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MORROW - 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 failure to obey a lawful general order, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of making false official statements, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ; one specification of larceny, in violation of Article 121, UCMJ; and one specification each of mail fraud and of unauthorized selling of transit benefit tickets, both in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for four months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to E-3, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged, but suspended the bad-conduct discharge and confinement in excess of ninety days for six months.Docket No. 1300Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals4/8/20094/8/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V GOGO - UNPUBLISHEDAppellant was tried by general court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to her 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), one specification of sodomy with a child under the age of 16, in violation of Article 125, UCMJ, and one specification of indecent acts with a child under the age of 16, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for twelve months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, 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. 1292Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals4/15/20094/15/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V MCDONALD - 67 MJ 689Appellant 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: three specifications of unauthorized absence, in violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of missing movement, in violation of Article 87, UCMJ; one specification of wrongfully using marijuana, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; and one specification of disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer, in violation of Article 89, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for nine months and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged but, pursuant to the pretrial agreement, suspended all confinement in excess of 180 days for twelve months from the date of the Convening Authority’s action.Docket No. 1294Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals4/24/20094/24/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V STROMAN (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 wrongfully introducing cocaine onto an installation used by the armed forces and of wrongfully distributing cocaine, and three specifications of wrongfully using cocaine, all in violation of Article 112a, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for ten months, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged except for confinement in excess of 120 days, which was disapproved, pursuant to the pretrial agreement.Docket No. 1302Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals5/12/20095/12/200910/30/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal AppealsUNITED STATES V LINDSEY - 67 MJ 774Appellant 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 failure to obey a lawful order, in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and one specification of dishonorably failing to pay a debt, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for 120 days, reduction to E-1, and a bad-conduct discharge.Docket No. 1295Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals6/12/20096/12/200910/30/2017
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 TIJERINA (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, in violation of Article 81, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of making a false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ; one specification each of wrongfully using marijuana and wrongfully using cocaine, both in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ; and one specification each of an indecent act and obstructing justice, both in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for three months, 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. 1306Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals7/13/20097/13/200910/30/2017
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