United States v. Cecala

U NITED S TATES AIR F ORCE C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS ________________________ No. ACM S32401 ________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. Jason M. CECALA Airman First Class (E-3), U.S. Air Force, Appellant ________________________ Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary Decided 28 July 2017 ________________________ Military Judge: James R. Dorman. Approved sentence: Bad-conduct discharge and confinement for 6 months. Sentence adjudged 9 March 2016 by SpCM convened at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. For Appellant: Major Jarett F. Merk, USAF. For Appellee: Major Meredith L. Steer, USAF; Gerald R. Bruce, Es- quire. Before MAYBERRY, HARDING, and BROWN, Appellate Military Judges. ________________________ This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 18.4. ________________________ PER CURIAM: The approved findings and sentence are correct in law and fact, and no error materially prejudicial to Appellant’s substantial rights occurred. Arti- cles 59(a) and 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(c). United States v. Cecala, No. ACM S32401 Accordingly, the approved findings and sentence are AFFIRMED. FOR THE COURT KURT J. BRUBAKER Clerk of the Court 2