Case Name: UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Airman Basic Johnny L. McCULLAR, U.S. Air Force, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Military Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1985-07-15
Citations: 20 M.J. 218
Docket Number: No. 48,802; ACM S25989
Parties: UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Airman Basic Johnny L. McCULLAR, U.S. Air Force, Appellant.
Judges: Judge FLETCHER did not participate.
Reporter: West's Military Justice Reporter
Volume: 20
Pages: 218–219

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Airman Basic Johnny L. McCULLAR, U.S. Air Force, Appellant.
No. 48,802. ACM S25989.
U.S. Court of Military Appeals.
July 15, 1985.
For Appellant: Colonel Leo L. Sergi and Captain Kathleen G. O’Reilly (on brief).
For Appellee: Colonel Kenneth R. Rengert, Captain Kevin L. Daugherty, Captain Kathleen A. McGah (USAFR) (on brief).

Opinion:
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 fair ly 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.