United States v. Washington

OPINION OF THE COURT

PERRY, Judge:

The appellant was convicted by a general court-martial of conspiracy to commit larceny of stereo equipment belonging to another soldier and of the larceny of that equipment.1 At trial, the offenses were *474regarded as separately punishable, but the appellant now contends that past precedents sanctioning separate punishment for conspiracy and for the substantive offense which is the object of the conspiracy should be overturned as unjust. See United States v. Dickson, 49 C.M.R. 614 (ACMR 1974). We may not do so.

In assessing punishment for different criminal acts…