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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

12:00 p.m.:

United States v.	Randy E. Jones	No. 17-0608/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio)

Counsel for Appellant: Capt Zachary Gray, JA, USA (brief)
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Counsel for Appellee:  Lt Col Eric K. Stafford, JA, USA (brief)

Case Summary: GCM conviction of larceny of military property. Granted issues question: (1) whether admission of an alleged co-conspirators confession to law enforcement violated M.R.E. 801(d)(2)(E); (2) whether admission of the same confession violated Appellant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation;(3) whether use of the confession to corroborate otherwise unsupported essential elements in Appellant's own confession violated M.R.E. 304(g) and United States v. Adams, 74 M.J. 137 (C.A.A.F.).

NOTE: This case will be heard as a Project Outreach case at the School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin. Counsel for each side will be allotted 20 minutes to present oral argument.

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

10:00 a.m.:

United States v.	Derrick L. Dinger	No. 17-0510/MC
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio)

Counsel for Appellant: Bree Ermentrout, Esq. (brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  Col Valerie C. Danyluk, USMC (brief)

Case Summary: GCM conviction of indecent acts, possession of child pornography, attempting to produce child pornography, and wrongfully making a video recording. The granted issue is: 10 U.S.C § 6332 states that when a person is placed in a retired status, this "transfer is conclusive for all purposes." Can a court-martial lawfully sentence a retiree to a punitive discharge?

NOTE: This case will be heard as a Project Outreach case at Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas. Counsel for each side will be allotted 20 minutes to present oral argument.