         U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
             C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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                             No. 201700037
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                 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                 Appellee
                                     v.
                       CHRISTIAN J. BROWN
               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: Lieutenant Colonel Eugene H. Robinson, USMC.
      Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, 31st Marine
              Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation: Major David Ahn, USMC.
   For Appellant: Lieutenant Colonel Lee C. Kindlon, USMCR.
               For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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                          Decided 13 April 2017
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  Before C AMPBELL , H UTCHISON , and ELLINGTON, 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).
The supplemental promulgating order will reflect that the special court-
martial was convened by Commanding Officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary
Unit, vice Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force. United
States v. Crumpey, 49 M.J. 538, 539 (N.M.Ct.Crim. App. 1998).


                            For the Court



                            R.H. TROIDL
                            Clerk of Court




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