United States v. Crawford

DECISION

KASTL, Senior Judge:

Airman First Class Crawford was found guilty, in accordance with his pleas, of conspiracy, making a false official statement, larceny, housebreaking, and unlawful entry. All offenses occurred while he was on duty as a security policeman at Griffiss Air Force Base, New York.

At trial, the parties were bedeviled by a lawyer’s nightmare — the specifications required substantial, detailed amendment to comport with Crawford’s guilty pleas.1

I

In early April 1989, Crawford and an airman named Wilcox conspired to steal unspecified property. Pursuant to the agreement, they…