United States v. Bridges

Opinion of the Court

Homer Ferguson, Judge:

The Judge Advocate General of the Navy, pursuant to Article 67 (b) (2), Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 867, has certified the following issue to this Court for its consideration:

“Was the Board of Review correct in holding that the charges of missing movement through design and unauthorized absence were multipli-cious for purposes of sentence, thus requiring an instruction to this effect on the maximum sentence?”

A brief statement of facts is necessary to place the certified issue in its proper setting.

On or about 7:15 a.m. on the morning of…