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Date Created: 2024-01-22 20:01:56.489393+00
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Before
                    HACKEL, KIRKBY, and GROSS
                      Appellate Military Judges

                       _________________________

                          UNITED STATES
                              Appellee

                                     v.

            Aaron U. BOCARDOCOVARRUBIAS
               Corporal (E-4), U.S. Marine Corps
                           Appellant

                            No. 202300210

                       _________________________

                        Decided: 22 January 2024

  Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

                              Military Judge:
                             Douglas C. Hatch

Sentence adjudged 1 May 2023 by a general court-martial convened at
Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military judge sitting alone.
Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1, confinement for
24 months, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a dishonorable dis-
charge. 1

                        For Appellant:
       Lieutenant Commander Matthew A. Kozyra, JAGC, USN

1 Appellant was credited with 173 days of pretrial confinement.
        United States v. BocardoCovarrubias, NMCCA No. 202300210
                             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 accurately reflect
the disposition of the charges. Although we find no prejudice, Appellant is en-
titled to have court-martial records that correctly reflect the content of his pro-
ceeding. 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. 202300210

       v.                                                ENTRY
                                                          OF
Aaron U. BOCARDOCOVARU-                                JUDGMENT
BIAS
Corporal (E-4)                                     As Modified on Appeal
U.S. Marine Corps
                  Accused                             22 January 2024

   On 1 May 2023, the Accused was tried at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton by
a general court-martial, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Military Judge
Douglas C. Hatch, presided.

                                   FINDINGS

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

Charge:       Violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice,
              10 U.S.C. § 934.
               Plea: Guilty.
               Finding: Guilty.

   Specification 1: Wrongfully view child pornography from 1 November
                    2021 to 1 November 2022.
                       Plea: Not Guilty.
                       Finding: Withdrawn and dismissed.

   Specification 2: Wrongfully possess child pornography from 1
                    November 2021 to 1 November 2022.
                       Plea: Guilty.
                       Finding: Guilty.
       United States v. BocardoCovarubias, NMCCA No. 202300210
                        Modified Entry of Judgment

                              SENTENCE

On 1 May 2023, a military judge sentenced the Accused to the following:
  Reduction to pay grade E-1.
  Confinement
      For the Specification 2 of the Charge:
         confinement for 24 months.
  Confinement for a total of 24 months.
  Forfeiture of all pay and allowances.
  A dishonorable discharge.
The Accused shall be credited with 173 days of pretrial confinement.

                           FOR THE COURT:

                           MARK K. JAMISON
                           Clerk of Court

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