Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-01-09 21:02:44.98584+00
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Before
                     KISOR, DALY, and MIZER
                     Appellate Military Judges

                     _________________________

                       UNITED STATES
                           Appellee

                                  v.

                    Jordan L. KRETZ
           Gunnery Sergeant (E-7), U.S. Marine Corps
                          Appellant

                          No. 202300078

                     _________________________

                       Decided: 9 January 2024

  Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

                           Military Judge:
                            Yong J. Lee

Sentence adjudged 16 December 2022 by a special court-martial con-
vened at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, consisting of a
military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduc-
tion to E-1, confinement for two months, and a bad-conduct discharge.

                         For Appellant:
               Commander Kyle C. Kneese, JAGC, USN
                United States v. Kretz, NMCCA No. 202300078
                             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. 1
    However, we note that the Entry of Judgment does not accurately reflect
the plea and finding to the sole Specification of Charge II. Although we find no
prejudice, Appellant is entitled to have court-martial records that correctly re-
flect the content of his proceeding. 2 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

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

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

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UNITED STATES                                 NMCCA NO. 202300078

       v.                                           ENTRY
                                                     OF
Jordan L. KRETZ                                   JUDGMENT
Gunnery Sergeant (E-7)
U.S. Marine Corps                             As Modified on Appeal
                     Accused
                                                  9 January 2024

    On 16 December 2022, the Accused was tried at Marine Corps Air Station
Miramar, California, by a special court-martial, consisting of a military judge
sitting alone. Military Judge Yong J. Lee 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: Not Guilty.
               Finding: W/D.

   Specification:      Abusive sexual contact on or about 16
                       September 2021.
                       Plea: Not Guilty.
                       Finding: W/D.

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

   Specification:      Assault consummated by a battery on or about
                       16 September 2021.
              United States v. Kretz, NMCCA No. 202300078
                       Modified Entry of Judgment

                      Plea: Guilty.
                      Finding: Guilty.

Additional Charge: Violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military
            Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 892.
             Plea: Guilty.
             Finding: Guilty.

   Specification:     Violation of a Lawful General Regulation on or
                      about 16 September 2021.
                      Plea: Guilty.
                      Finding: Guilty.

                                SENTENCE

   On 16 December 2022, a military judge sentenced the Accused to the fol-
lowing:
      Reduction to pay grade E-1.
      Confinement for a total of 2 months.
          For Specification Charge II:
             confinement for 2 months.
          For Specification the Additional Charge:
             confinement for 2 months.
          The terms of confinement will run concurrently.
      A bad-conduct discharge.

                                FOR THE COURT:

                                MARK K. JAMISON
                                Clerk of Court

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