U NITED S TATES A IR F ORCE
C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS
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No. ACM 40196
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
John L. TOLANO
Technical Sergeant (E-6), U.S. Air Force, Appellant
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Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary
Decided 31 October 2022
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Military Judge: Christina M. Jimenez.
Sentence: Sentence adjudged on 13 July 2021 by GCM convened at Can-
non Air Force Base, New Mexico. Sentence entered by military judge on
20 August 2021: Dishonorable discharge, confinement for 5 years, for-
feiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to E-1.
For Appellant: Major Spencer R. Nelson, USAF.
For Appellee: Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Alford, USAF; Major John
P. Patera, USAF; Major Brittany M. Speirs, USAF; Mary Ellen Payne,
Esquire.
Before POSCH, RICHARDSON, and CADOTTE, Appellate Military
Judges.
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This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as
precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 30.4.
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PER CURIAM:
The findings and sentence as entered are correct in law and fact, and no
error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred. Articles
United States v. Tolano, No. ACM 40196
59(a) and 66(d), Uniform Code of Military Justice,
10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(d)
(Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2019 ed.)). Accordingly, the find-
ings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT
CAROL K. JOYCE
Clerk of the Court
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