         U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
             C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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                             No. 201600275
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                 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                 Appellee
                                     v.
                    MATTHEW J. CHRISTMAS
               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 Mark D. Sameit, USMC.
      For Appellant: Captain Bree A. Ermentrout, JAGC, USN.
                 For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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                        Decided 31 October 2016
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 Before MARKS, FULTON, and GLASER-ALLEN, 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
