United States v. Taylor

Opinion of the Court

EVERETT, Chief Judge:

In this appeal from his special court-martial conviction upon 15 specifications of dereliction of duty and 17 specifications of failing to go to his appointed place of duty, in violation of Articles 92 and 86, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S. C. §§ 892 and 886, respectively,1 **IV,appellant asks whether there was an unreasonable multiplication of charges under the facts giving rise thereto. 25 M.J. 156. We conclude that there was.

Simply put, appellant went on a 6-day work stoppage. Having received what he perceived to be unfair nonjudicial…