U NITED S TATES N AVY –M ARINE C ORPS
              C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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                             No. 201700334
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                  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                 Appellee
                                     v.

                    DEMARCUS D. BLACKMON
                         Seaman (E-3), U.S. Navy
                                Appellant
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  Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary

        Military Judge: Captain Charles Purnell, JAGC, USN.
   Convening Authority: Commandant, Naval District Washington,
                     Washington Navy Yard, DC.
Staff Judge Advocate’s Recommendation : Commander J.A. Link, JAGC,
                                 USN.
  For Appellant: Lieutenant Commander Derek C. Hampton, JAGC,
                                 USN.
                  For Appellee: Brian K. Keller, Esq.
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                        Decided 26 February 2018
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   Before M ARKS , J ONES , and W OODARD , 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