Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2017-08-23 16:02:04.055716+00
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U NITED S TATES A IR F ORCE
             C OURT OF C RIMINAL A PPEALS
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                               No. ACM 39137
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                            UNITED STATES
                                Appellee
                                      v.
                          Troy D. ECKLUND
             Staff Sergeant (E-5), U.S. Air Force, Appellant
                          ________________________

        Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary
                           Decided 22 August 2017
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Military Judge: J. Wesley Moore (arraignment); Andrew Kalavanos.
Approved sentence: Dishonorable discharge, confinement for 12 years,
and reduction to E-1. Sentence adjudged 21 April 2016 by GCM con-
vened at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
For Appellant: Major Melissa Biedermann, USAF; Captain Patricia En-
carnación Miranda, USAF.
For Appellee: Major Mary Ellen Payne, USAF; Major Meredith L. Steer,
USAF; Captain Matthew L. Tusing, USAF; Gerald R. Bruce, Esquire.
Before HARDING, SPERANZA, and C. BROWN, 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    This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as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
                  United States v. Ecklund, No. ACM 39137

59(a) and 66(c), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 859(a), 866(c). Accordingly, the approved
findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.*

                 FOR THE COURT

                 KURT J. BRUBAKER
                 Clerk of the Court

*The General Court-Martial Order (CMO) incorrectly identifies 22 April 2016 as the
date the sentence was adjudged. Accordingly, we order a corrected CMO.

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