United States v. Coats

UNITED STATES NAVY-MARINE CORPS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS WASHINGTON, D.C. Before K.J. BRUBAKER, J.A. FISCHER, A.C. RUGH Appellate Military Judges UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LAMARCUS D. COATS CORPORAL (E-4), U.S. MARINE CORPS NMCCA 201500342 SPECIAL COURT-MARTIAL Sentence Adjudged: 1 Jul 2015. Military Judge: CAPT Brian Lansing, JAGC, USN. Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown- Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, VA. Staff Judge Advocate's Recommendation: LtCol R.A. Fifer, USMC. For Appellant: LCDR Ryan Mattina, JAGC, USN. For Appellee: Mr. Brian Keller, Esq. 25 February 2016 --------------------------------------------------- OPINION OF THE COURT --------------------------------------------------- After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we affirm the findings and sentence as approved by the convening authority. Art. 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 866(c). For the Court R.H. TROIDL Clerk of Court