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Date Created: 2024-02-08 14:01:36.483939+00
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Before
                          HACKEL, MIZER, and DALY
                           Appellate Military Judges

                           _________________________

                              UNITED STATES
                                  Appellee

                                         v.

                Christopher J. DELGADILLO
       Emergency Medicine Fireman Apprentice (E-2), U.S. Navy
                             Appellant

                                No. 202300237

                           _________________________

                            Decided: 7 February 2024

      Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

                                  Military Judge:
                                  Ryan J. Sears

   Sentence adjudged 2 August 2023 by a special court-martial convened
   at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, consisting of a military judge sitting
   alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: confinement for 50 days and
   a bad-conduct discharge. 1

                                 For Appellant:
                          Major Joshua P. Keefe, USMC

1 Appellant was credited with 50 days of pretrial confinement.
             United States v. Delgadillo, NMCCA No. 202300237
                             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 reflect the correct
type of special court-martial. 3 Although we find no prejudice, Appellant is en-
titled to have court-martial records that correctly reflect the content of his pro-
ceeding. 4 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 See Block 12 of the Entry of Judgment.

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

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UNITED STATES                                       NMCCA NO. 202300237

       v.                                                  ENTRY
                                                            OF
Christopher J. DELGADILLO                                JUDGMENT
Emergency Medicine Fireman Ap-
prentice (E-2)                                       As Modified on Appeal
U.S. Navy
                Accused
                                                        7 February 2024

    On 2 August 2023, the Accused was tried at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, by a
special court-martial, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Military Judge Ryan
J. Sears presided.

                                    FINDINGS

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

Charge I:     Violation of Article 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice,
              10 U.S.C. § 886.
               Plea: Guilty.
               Finding: Guilty.

   Specification:      Unauthorized absence for more than 3 and up to 30
                       days on divers occasions between 13 March 2023 and
                       12 June 2023.
                       Plea: Guilty.
                       Finding: Guilty.

Charge II:    Violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice,
              10 U.S.C. § 892.
               Plea: Guilty.
               Finding: Guilty.
                United States v. Delgadillo, NMCCA No. 202300237
                           Modified Entry of Judgment

   Specification:     Violation of a lawful general regulation, to wit:
                      OPNAVINST 5350.4e, Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuser
                      Prevention and Control, dated 28 MAR 22, by
                      wrongfully using Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-8) on or
                      about 17 March 2023.
                      Plea: Guilty.
                      Finding: Guilty.

                                  SENTENCE

    On 2 August 2023, a military judge sentenced the Accused to the following:
      Reduction to pay grade E-1.
          For the Specification of Charge I:
             confinement for 50 days.
          For the Specification of Charge II:
             confinement for 50 days.
          The terms of confinement will run concurrently.
      Confinement for a total of 50 days.
      A bad conduct discharge.
    The Accused has served 50 days pretrial confinement and shall be credited with
50 days of confinement already served, to be deducted from the adjudged sentence to
confinement.

                                FOR THE COURT:

                                MARK K. JAMISON
                                Clerk of Court

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