United States v. Haliburton

Opinion of the Court

GeoRGe W. Latimer, Judge:

Accused was convicted by general court-martial of desertion, in violation of Article 85, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 885, and of escape from confinement, in violation of Article 95, Uniform Code, supra, 10 USC § 895. He was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge, total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for two years. The board of review reduced the period of confinement to eighteen months, but otherwise approved the findings and sentence. The question before us is whether the charges involve multiplicity.

The first…