United States v. Lynch

BAUM, Chief Judge:

Appellant, a Coast Guard lieutenant commander, was tried by a general court-martial on charges stemming from the grounding of USCGC MESQUITE (WLB 305). As commanding officer, Appellant was charged with one specification of dereliction of duty in violation of Article 92, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) 10 U.S.C. § 892 and one specification of negligently hazarding a vessel in violation of Article 110, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 910. He pled not guilty to both offenses, was acquitted of dereliction of duty, and convicted of hazarding a vessel. The court sentenced Appellant to a…