20 August 2007

New CAAF Grant

The Daily Journal for 17 August announced the following grant:

No. 07-0384/MC. U.S. v. Anthony T. HALL. CCA 200600805. Review granted on the following issues:

WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN STATING THAT APPELLANT HAD RECEIVED A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE AT TRIAL, WHEN THE MEMBERS SENTENCED HIM TO A BAD-CONDUCT DISCHARGE, AND THE CONVENING AUTHORITY APPROVED ONLY A BAD-CONDUCT DISCHARGE.

WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN FINDING THAT THE MILITARY JUDGE'S DECISION TO ALLOW, OVER DEFENSE OBJECTION, A NONEXPERT NCIS AGENT TO PROVIDE EXPERT TESTIMONY TO THE MEMBERS WAS HARMLESS, WHERE THIS WAS IN VIOLATION OF MILITARY RULE OF EVIDENCE 701(c), AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONCEDED THAT THIS TESTIMONY WAS BOTH MATERIAL TO ITS CASE AND WAS OF HIGH QUALITY.

I was unable to find the lower court opinion.

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