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United States Court of Appeals
for the Armed Forces
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Chase J. Easterly	No. 19-0398/AF
(Appellant)	(Appellee)	(*audio -- mp3 wma)

Counsel for Appellant: Maj Anne M. Delmare, USAF (brief)
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Counsel for Appellee:  Capt David Anthony Schiavone, USAF (brief)    

Case Summary: GCM conviction of attempted premeditated murder. The certified issue questions whether the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals erred in finding that the military judge committed plain and prejudicial error by failing to instruct the panel sua sponte regarding the impact of a punitive discharge on Appellee's potential permanent disability retirement where Appellee did not request such an instruction.

NOTE: Counsel for each side will be allotted 20 minutes to present oral argument.

1:00 p.m.:

United States v.	David M. Finch	No. 19-0298/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(*audio -- mp3 wma)

Counsel for Appellant: William E. Cassara, Esq. (brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  CPT Brian D. Jones, JA, USA (brief)    

Case Summary: GCM conviction of committing lewd acts upon a child and committing sexual acts upon a child. Granted issue questions whether the military judge erred in admitting over defense objection the video-recorded interview of AH by CID because it was not a prior consistent statement under Mil.R.Evid. 801(d)(1)(B).

NOTE: Counsel for each side will be allotted 20 minutes to present oral argument.