TRIAL STAGES: Appeals: Grostefon
2002
United
States v. Douglas, 56 MJ 168 (the generous protections
afforded by United
States v. Grostefon, 12 MJ 431 (CMA 1982), do not obviate normal
rules of
appellate practice).
(under United States v. Grostefon, 12 MJ 431 (CMA 1982), the
burden
is on appellant to file pleadings that articulate specific issues or to
otherwise articulate a colorable claim that his rights under Grostefon
are not
being protected).
1999
United
States v. Gray, 51 MJ 1 (
United States v. Grostefon,
12
MJ 431 (CMA 1982), does not permit an appellant to raise issues in an
untimely
manner without good cause, and such issues should be raised in
accordance with
Rule 21(b)(4), United States Court of Military Appeals (now United
States Court
of Appeals for the Armed Forces) Rules of Practice and procedure which
require
“direct and concise argument showing why there is good cause to grant
the petition,
demonstrating with particularity why the errors assigned are materially
prejudicial to the substantial rights of the appellant . . . .").