         U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
             C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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                             No. 201600404
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                 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                 Appellee
                                     v.
                  NICHOLAS R. FAIRBROTHER
              Gunner’s Mate First Class (E-6), U.S. Navy
                              Appellant
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 Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

 Military Judge: Captain Bethany L. Payton-O’Brien, JAGC, USN.
  Convening Authority: Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station,
                          Lemoore, CA.
 Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation: Lieutenant Commander
                  Matthew S. Bailey, JAG, USN.
      For Appellant: Lieutenant Kurt W. Siegal, JAGC, USN.
                For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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                       Decided 21 September 2017
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 Before HUTCHISON, F ULTON , and S AYEGH , 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
