United States v. BELL
CourtNavy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
Date FiledJuly 17, 2026
Docket202500346
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition.
Before
DALY, KISOR, and GERRITY
Appellate Military Judges
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Michael S. BELL
Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer (E-7), U.S. Navy
Appellant
No. 202500346
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Decided: 17 July 2026
Appeal from the United States Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary
Military Judge:
Andrea K. Lockhart
Sentence adjudged 12 June 2025 by a special court-martial tried at Na-
val Base San Diego, San Diego, California consisting of a military judge
sitting alone. Sentence in the Entry of Judgment: reduction to E-6.
For Appellant:
Lieutenant Benjamin M. Cook, JAGC, USN
United States v. Bell, NMCCA No. 202500346
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 fact and that no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial
rights occurred. 1
The findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT:
MARK K. JAMISON
Clerk of Court
1 Articles 59 & 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859, 866.
2