United States v. Newman

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMKEWICZ, Senior Judge:

The appellant was convicted, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of larceny (Specifications 2 and 3 of Charge I) and one of forgery (Charge II), in violation of Articles 121 and 123, respectively, of the Uniform Code of Military Justice [hereinafter UCMJ], 10 U.S.C. §§ 921 and 923 (1982), respectively. On appeal before this court he alleges for the first time, and the government concedes, that the forgery charge is multiplicious for findings with the larceny alleged in Specification 3 of Charge I. We disagree.

The providence inquiry and the…