Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2017-06-28 22:04:59.551085+00
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U NITED S TATES AIR F ORCE
             C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS
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                               No. ACM 39102
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                            UNITED STATES
                                Appellee
                                      v.
                      Matthew L. COPELAND
           Airman First Class (E-3), U.S. Air Force, Appellant
                          ________________________

        Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary
                           Decided 27 June 2017
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Military Judge: Tiffany M. Wagner.
Approved sentence: Dishonorable discharge, confinement for 3 years,
forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and reduction to E-1. Sentence ad-
judged 23 May 2016 by GCM convened at Peterson Air Force Base, Col-
orado.
For Appellant: Major Jarett Merk, USAF.
For Appellee: Major Mary Ellen Payne, USAF; Major Meredith L. Steer,
USAF; Gerald R. Bruce, Esquire.
Before MAYBERRY, JOHNSON, and SPERANZA, 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    This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as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. Copeland, No. ACM 39102

59(a) and 66(c), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 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

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