United States v. ARCHULETA
CourtNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
Date FiledOctober 21, 2026
Docket202500418
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
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Before
HARRELL, ATTANASIO, and FLUHR
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Anthony D. ARCHULETA
Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Apprentice, U.S. Navy
Appellant
No. 202500418
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Decided: 21 October 2026
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judges:
Derek A. Poteet (arraignment)
Katherine E. Shovlin (trial)
Sentence adjudged 17 June 2025 by a general court-martial tried at Na-
val Station Great Lakes, Illinois, consisting of a military judge sitting
alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-1 and a bad-
conduct discharge.1
For Appellant:
Captain Katherine E. Malcolm, USMC
1 Consistent with the military judge’s recommendation, the convening authority
suspended the bad-conduct discharge for a period of six months.
United States v. Archuleta, NMCCA No. 202500418
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