         U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
             C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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                             No. 201800218
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                 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                 Appellee
                                     v.

                         Benjamin A. SMITH
               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: Colonel Peter S. Rubin, USMC.

     For Appellant: Lieutenant Commander Derek C. Hampton,
                           JAGC, USN.

                   For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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                       Decided 20 November 2018
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                   Before HUTCHISON, T ANG , and FOIL,
                      Appellate M ILITARY 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




                                  RODGER A. DREW, JR.
                                  Clerk of Court
