Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided September 30, 1992No. 67,176; CM 9002702PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
COX, Judge.
Two issues are presented for this Court’s decision. The first issue is whether the military judge erred in failing to rule sua sponte that charges of committing an indecent act and carnal knowledge were “multiplicious for sentencing purposes.” We hold that the military judge did not err in failing to so rule. The second issue is whether the victim-impact testimony offered on sentencing by a family member was proper. We hold that it was. Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S.-, 111 S.Ct. 2597, 115 L.Ed.2d 720 (1991).
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Appellant was charged with carnal knowledge with C and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Albernaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Booth v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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