on december 7, 2010, lakin entered a guilty plea to the charges of disobeying his orders. on december 15, 2010, a military jury convicted him on a charge of missing movement by design. he was sentenced to six months' confinement and dismissed from service. during the sentencing phase of the trial, the prosecution played a video that lakin had posted online in which he challenged obama's eligibility. lakin tearfully responded that the video had been a mistake and that he "would not do this again". on july 28, 2011, the united states army court of criminal appeals granted lakin's request to withdraw his case from appellate review.