United States v. Donegan

DECISION

MURDOCK, Judge:

This case was submitted to us on its merits. However, we find it presents a question of multiplicity for findings which we must address. The appellant was found guilty, pursuant to his pleas, of submitting a false claim for excess overseas housing allowance and larceny of the resulting money. He was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, confinement for six months, and reduction to airman basic. We now hold that the specification alleging the false claim was multiplicious for findings with the specification alleging larceny.

This area of multiplicity is not without…