United States v. Bostic

OPINION OF THE COURT

NAUGHTON, Judge:

Consistent with his pleas, appellant was convicted by a military judge sitting as a general court-martial of the distribution of cocaine,1 the use of marijuana on 9 July 1984, and the use of cocaine on 9 July 1984, in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934 (1982).

Appellant contends that the two specifications alleging the use of marijuana and cocaine on 9 July 1984 are multiplicious for findings purposes and should be consolidated into one specification. We disagree.

In a case such as this, it is necessary to go beyond…