United States v. Kerns

Opinion

U NITED S TATES AIR F ORCE C OURT OF C RIMINAL APPEALS ________________________

No. ACM S32417 ________________________

UNITED STATES Appellee v. Quinton I. KERNS Airman First Class (E-3) U.S. Air Force, Appellant ________________________

Appeal from the United States Air Force Trial Judiciary Decided 25 May 2017 ________________________

Military Judge: Matthew P. Stoffel. Approved sentence: Bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 6 months, and reduction to E-1. Sentence adjudged 5 May 2016 by SpCM con- vened at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. For Appellant: Major Travis L. Vaughan, USAF; Captain Patrick A. Clary, USAF. For Appellee: Major Meredith L. Steer, USAF; Gerald R. Bruce, Es- quire. Before MAYBERRY, JOHNSON, and SPERANZA, 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This is an unpublished opinion and, as such, does not serve as precedent under AFCCA Rule of Practice and Procedure 18.4.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. Kerns, No. ACM S32417

Accordingly, the approved findings and sentence are AFFIRMED.

FOR THE COURT

KURT J. BRUBAKER Clerk of the Court