U.S. v. Craig, 68 M.J. 399

Trial Stages: Merits: Guilty Pleas

1. an unconditional guilty plea waives multiplicity claims when the offenses are not facially duplicative
2. appellant’s unconditional guilty pleas waived the issue of whether the specifications charging appellant with receipt and possession of the same child pornography were multiplicious, where the specifications were not facially duplicative because appellant received the files of the images on one medium and stored them on another

Trial Stages: Merits: Multiplicity for Findings

1. the receipt and possession of the same child pornography were not facially duplicative offenses where appellant received the files of the images on one medium and stored them on another

Trial Stages: Appeals: Waiver

1. an unconditional guilty plea waives multiplicity claims when the offenses are not facially duplicative
2. appellant’s unconditional guilty pleas waived the issue of whether the specifications charging appellant with receipt and possession of the same child pornography were multiplicious, where the specifications were not facially duplicative because appellant received the files of the images on one medium and stored them on another

Miscellaneous Matters: Multiplicity and Lesser Included Offenses: Generally

1. an unconditional guilty plea waives multiplicity claims when the offenses are not facially duplicative
2. appellant’s unconditional guilty pleas waived the issue of whether the specifications charging appellant with receipt and possession of the same child pornography were multiplicious, where the specifications were not facially duplicative because appellant received the files of the images on one medium and stored them on another