United States v. Copeland

DECISION

Senior Airman Copeland was convicted at a bench trial of larceny, forgery, and making a false official statement, violations of Articles 121,123, and 107, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. §§ 921, 923, and 907. He was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge, confinement at hard labor for four months, forfeitures of $250.00 per month for four months, and reduction to airman basic.

On appeal, he urges that the military judge erred by overruling a defense motion that the forgery and larceny specifications should be considered multiplicious for sentencing purposes. See generally,…