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This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition. Before de GROOT, MOSLEY, and HARRIS Appellate Military Judges _________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. John G. EATON IV Sergeant (E-5), U.S. Marine Corps Appellant No. 202600114 _________________________ Decided: 31 August 2026 Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary Military Judge: Gable F. Hackman Sentence adjudged 19 December 2025 by a general court-martial tried at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, consisting of a military judge sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduc- tion to E-1, confinement for 18 months, and a bad-conduct discharge. For Appellant: Lieutenant Commander Meggie C. Kane-Cruz, JAGC, USN United States v. Eaton IV, NMCCA No. 202600114 Opinion of the Court _________________________ This opinion does not serve as binding precedent under NMCCA Rule of Appellate Procedure 30.2(a). _________________________ PER CURIAM: After careful consideration of the record, submitted without assignment of error,1 we have determined that the findings are correct in law, the sentence is correct in law and fact, and no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s sub- stantial rights occurred.2 The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED. FOR THE COURT: MARK K. JAMISON Clerk of Court 1 Although not raised by Appellant, we note that the convening authority failed to include a reason for denying Appellant’s deferment request. See United States v. Sloan, 35 M.J. 4, 7 (C.M.A. 1992) (holding that the convening authority’s decision on a deferral request must include the reasons upon which the action is based in order to facilitate judicial review), overruled on other grounds by United States v. Dinger, 77 M.J. 447, 453–54 (C.A.A.F. 2018); see also United States v. Riboni, 2022 CCA LEXIS 42 (N-M. Ct. Crim. App. Jan. 20, 2022); Article 57(b), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 857(b); R.C.M. 1103. Appellant has not claimed any prejudice from this error, and we find none. 2 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866. 2