United States v. Vaughn

I agree that Specification 7 of Charge I is multiplicious for findings with the Specification of Charge III. However, I disagree that the unauthorized absence in Specification 1 of Charge I did not terminate on 16 February 1992. It is my view that the appellant’s unauthorized absence that began on 14 February 1992 ended two days later when Sergeant (SGT) Wedemeier confronted the appellant in his barracks room.

Sergeant Wedemeier was a member of the rear detachment and knew the appellant was AWOL. On 16 February, he went to the appellant’s room to inventory the appellant’s property.1 When SGT…