United States v. Brown

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant was convicted of a failure to repair, breach of restriction, wrongful communication of a threat, disrespect towards a noncommissioned officer, and disobedience of a lawful order of a noncommissioned officer, in violation of Articles 86, 134, and 91, Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. §§ 886, 934, and 891 (1982), respectively.

At trial the military judge held that the offenses of disobeying a lawful order, disrespect toward a noncommissioned officer, and communication of a threat were multiplicious for sentencing purposes. Appellant…