          U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
              C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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                             No. 201700230
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                  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                 Appellee
                                     v.

                       NICHOLAS J. DILLARD
                Lance Corporal (E-3), U.S. Marine Corps
                              Appellant
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  Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

            Military Judge: Major B.W. Barnett, USMCR.
   Convening Authority: Commanding General, III MEF, Okinawa,
                                Japan.
 Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation : Major D.L. Brown, USMC;
    Addendum: Lieutenant Colonel Christopher B. Shaw, USMC.
     For Appellant: Lieutenant Colonel Lee C. Kindlon, USMCR.
            For Appellee: LT Kimberly Rios, JAGC, USN.
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                       Decided 16 November 2017
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 Before M ARKS , W OODARD , and E LLINGTON , Appellate Military Judges
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   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
