United States v. Stearns

U NITED S TATES AIR F ORCE
C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS
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No. ACM S32496
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UNITED STATES
Appellee
v.
Erick J. STEARNS
Senior Airman (E-4), U.S. Air Force, Appellant
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Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary
Decided 14 August 2018
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Military Judge: Andrew Kalavanos.
Approved sentence: Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 11 months,
and reduction to E-1. Sentence adjudged 16 October 2017 by SpCM con-
vened at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
For Appellant: Major Todd M. Swensen, USAF; Major Christopher C.
Newton, USAF.
For Appellee: Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Kubler, USAF; Mary Ellen
Payne, Esquire.
Before HARDING, HUYGEN, and POSCH, 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This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as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 18.4.
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PER CURIAM:
The approved findings and sentence are correct in law and fact, and no er-
ror materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred. Articles
59(a) and 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(c).
United States v. Stearns, No. ACM S32496
Accordingly, the approved findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.
FOR THE COURT
CAROL K. JOYCE
Clerk of the Court
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