United States v. Mendez

This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition. Before STEPHENS, ATTANASIO, and DEERWESTER Appellate Military Judges _________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. Benjamin MENDEZ, Jr. Corporal (E-4), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant No. 202100347 _________________________ Decided: 28 March 2022 Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judge: Nicholas S. Henry Sentence adjudged 23 August 2021 by a special court-martial convened at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduc- tion to E-1, confinement for 10 months, and a bad-conduct discharge. For Appellant: Captain Thomas P. Belsky, JAGC, USN _________________________ This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a). _________________________ United States v. Mendez, NMCCA No. 202100347 Opinion of the Court PER CURIAM: After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error, we have determined that the findings and sentence are correct in law and fact and that no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred. 1 The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED. FOR THE COURT: RODGER A. DREW, JR. Clerk of Court 1 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866. 2