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That <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2022\/Jun\/08\/2003013543\/-1\/-1\/0\/US%20V%20BROWN%20OPINION%20(__%20M.J.%20___).PDF\" target=\"_blank\">sentence was partly upheld<\/a> by the U.S. Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outcome of this case could more strongly define the standards of conduct service members must follow when communicating with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In court, Brown\u2019s defense argued he did not violate Article 91 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, saying his conduct did not occur in the presence of the other petty officers or while they were performing their duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no evidence as to what any of the victims were doing at that time,\u201d Scott Hockenberry argued. \u201cThe only evidence is what they were doing at some undefined later time when they read the messages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors disagreed, adding that the petty officers felt pressured to be a part of the chat to fulfill their work assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[T]he facts indicate that the &#8230; victims were accessing the text message string for the purpose of seeking out work related information,\u201d Lt. 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