United States v. Villarreal

U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS _________________________ No. 201600322 _________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Appellee v. EDRICK VILLARREAL Staff Sergeant (E-6), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant _________________________ Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judge: Major Michael D. Libretto, USMC. Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, Marine Special Operations School, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation : Lieutenant Colonel Joseph E. Galvin, USMC; Addendum: Captain Bret A. White, USMC . For Appellant: Major Jason L. Morris, USMCR. For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq. _________________________ Decided 13 June 2017 _________________________ Before M ARKS , J ONES , and E LLINGTON , Appellate Military Judges _________________________ 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