United States v. McCullar

20 M.J. 218 | United States Court of Military Appeals | 1985

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

A special court-martial convicted appellant, inter alia, of “unlawfully strikpng] the body of Michaela Lewis with his hands and fists” on January 8,1983; and of “participat[ing] in a breach of the peace by ejecting Michaela Lewis from his barracks room; by assaulting Michaela Lewis at or near barracks number 226; and by directing insulting language toward Michaela Lewis at or near barracks 226” on January 8, 1983. Appellant asks this Court to conclude that these offenses are multiplicious for findings. We decline.

The first specification adequately alleges not just an assault, but a battery as well; the second specification, though, stops short of alleging a battery as the means of breaching the peace and alleges only an assault. Accordingly, all the elements of the first specification are not fairly embraced in the allegations surrounding the second. See United States v. Morris, 18 M.J. 450 (C.M.A.1984); and United States v. Glover, 16 M.J. 397 (C.M.A.1983); see generally United States v. Holt, 16 M.J. 393 (C.M.A.1983); and United States v. Baker, 14 M.J. 361 (C.M.A.1983). Moreover, the breach of the peace occurred not just from the assault, but from other specified actions by appellant, as well; so, under these circumstances, that specification is separate from the first specification.

The decision of the United States Air Force Court of Military Review is affirmed.

Judge FLETCHER did not participate.