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Date Created: 2024-01-26 19:01:30.02372+00
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                                Before
                     HOLIFIELD, BAKER, and DALY
                       Appellate Military Judges

                        _________________________

                          UNITED STATES
                              Appellee

                                     v.

                        Janarrie R. SMITH
                    Seaman Recruit (E-2), U.S. Navy
                             Appellant

                             No. 202300136

                        _________________________

                         Decided: 26 January 2024

    Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

                              Military Judge:
                              Hayes C. Larsen

 Sentence adjudged 1 March 2023 by a general court-martial convened
 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, consisting of a military judge sitting
 alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: confinement for 18 months
 and a dishonorable discharge. 1

                             For Appellant:
             Lieutenant Christopher B. Dempsey, JAGC, USN

 1 Appellant was credited with having served 190 days of confinement.
               United States v. Smith, NMCCA No. 202300136
                            Opinion of the Court

                           _________________________

       This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under
             NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a).

                           _________________________

PER CURIAM:
     After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of
error, and Appellant having not challenged the factual sufficiency of this case,
we have determined that the findings are correct in law, the sentence is correct
in law and fact, and that no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substan-
tial rights occurred. 2
    However, we note that the Entry of Judgment does not sufficiently summa-
rize Specification 3 of Charge I. Although we find no prejudice, Appellant is
entitled to have court-martial records that correctly reflect the content of his
proceeding. 3 In accordance with Rule for Courts-Martial 1111(c)(2), we modify
the Entry of Judgment and direct that it be included in the record.
   The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

                                  FOR THE COURT:

                                  MARK K. JAMISON
                                  Clerk of Court

   2 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.

   3 United States v. Crumpley, 49 M.J. 538, 539 (N-M. Ct. Crim. App. 1998).

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UNITED STATES                                   NMCCA NO. 202300136

       v.                                             ENTRY
                                                       OF
Janarrie R. SMITH                                   JUDGMENT
Seaman Recruit (E-2)
U.S. Navy                                       As Modified on Appeal
                      Accused
                                                   26 January 2024

    On 1 March 2023, the Accused was tried at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia,
by a general court-martial, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Military
Judge Hayes C. Larsen presided.

                                  FINDINGS

   The following are the Accused’s pleas and the Court’s findings to all of-
fenses the convening authority referred to trial:

Charge I:     Violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military
              Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 920.
               Plea: Guilty.
               Finding: Guilty.

   Specification 1: Sexual assault – without consent on or about 22
                    April 2022.
                        Plea: Guilty.
                        Finding: Guilty.

   Specification 2: Sexual assault – without consent on or about 22
                    April 2022.
                        Plea: Not Guilty.
                        Finding: Withdrawn and dismissed in accordance with
                        the plea agreement.
              United States v. Smith, NMCCA No. 202300136
                       Modified Entry of Judgment

   Specification 3: Sexual assault – without consent on or about 17
                    August 2022.
                      Plea: Not Guilty.
                      Finding: Not Guilty.

Charge II:   Violation of Article 128, Uniform Code of Military
             Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 928.
             Plea: Guilty.
             Finding: Guilty.

   Specification:     Aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon on
                      or about 17 January 2022.
                      Plea: Guilty.
                      Finding: Guilty.

                                SENTENCE

   On 1 March 2023, a military judge sentenced the Accused to the following:
      Confinement for a total of 18 months.
      A dishonorable discharge.

                                FOR THE COURT:

                                MARK K. JAMISON
                                Clerk of Court

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