United States v. COLEMAN
CourtNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
Date FiledSeptember 17, 2026
Docket202600113
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
de GROOT, GANNON, and MOSLEY
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Marriano M. COLEMAN
Private (E-1), U.S. Marine Corps
Appellant
No. 202600113
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Decided: 17 September 2026
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge:
Todd J. Gaston
Sentence adjudged 30 January 2026 by a special court-martial tried at
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of a military
judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to
E-1, confinement for 38 days, and a bad-conduct discharge.1
For Appellant:
Captain Dennis T. Scanlon, USMC
1 Appellant was credited with having served 25 days of pretrial confinement.
United States v. Coleman, NMCCA No. 202600113
Opinion of the Court
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This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under
NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a).
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PER CURIAM:
After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of
error, we have determined that the findings and sentence are correct in law
and that no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights oc-
curred.2
The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT:
MARK K. JAMISON
Clerk of Court
2 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.
2