         U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
             C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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                             No. 201600170
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                 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                 Appellee
                                     v.
                         THOMAS L. HICKS
                   Corporal (E-4), U.S. Marine Corps
                               Appellant
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 Appeal from the United States Navy -Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

            Military Judge: Major M.D. Sameit, USMC.
      For Appellant: Captain Bree A. Ermentrout, JAGC, USN.
                For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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                          Decided 9 August 2016
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 Before FISCHER, RUGH, and BELSKY, 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 court-martial order will reflect that Specifications 1 and 2
under Charge II were merged for sentencing and that Specifications 4 and 5
under Charge II were merged for findings and sentencing.


                               For the Court



                               R.H. TROIDL
                               Clerk of Court
