United States v. Watkins

OPINION OF THE COURT

BRIDGMAN, Judge:

The accused was charged with four offenses: a 21 day unauthorized absence (Art. 86, 10 U.S.C. § 886); missing movement through design (Art. 87); breaking restriction (Art. 134); and disobedience of an order (Art. 90). He elected to be tried by military judge alone, entered pleas of guilty to all offenses, and both individually and through counsel, requested a BCD. Prior to announcing sentence the military judge ruled that the first three offenses were multiplicious for punishment purposes. The military judge also stated:

I am going to award confinement in an…