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United States Court of Appeals
for the Armed Forces
450 E Street, Northwest Washington D.C. 20442-0001

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Corey N. Wall	No. 19-0143/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(*audio -- mp3 wma)

Counsel for Appellant: CPT Rachele A. Adkins, JA, USA
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Counsel for Appellee:  MAJ Jonathan S. Reiner, JA, USA
                                            --------------------- (brief) (supplement)    

Case Summary: GCM conviction of sexual assault and rape. Granted issue questions whether after setting aside the sentence and ordering a remand, a service Court of Criminal Appeals is authorized to reassess the sentence and limit the lawful sentence the convening authority may approve. The specified issue questions whether the granted issue is ripe for review at this time.

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

Followed by:

United States v.	Adrian Gonzalez	No. 19-0297/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(*audio -- mp3 wma)

Counsel for Appellant: CPT Rachele A. Adkins, JA, USA (brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  CPT Lauryn D. Carr, JA, USA (brief)    

Case Summary: GCM convictions of disobeying a lawful order, violating a lawful order, abusive sexual contact, and sexual assault. Granted issue questions whether the Army Court abused its discretion by reassessing the sentence after dismissing the most egregious specification, and offering the convening authority the option to approve an excessive sentence for the remaining specification in lieu of a rehearing. The specified issue questions whether Appellant waived or forfeited his objection to the Army Court's instructions to the convening authority.

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

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Tyler Washington	No. 19-0252/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(*audio -- mp3 wma)

Counsel for Appellant: CPT Zachary A. Gray, JA, USA (brief)
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Counsel for Appellee:  CPT Christopher T. Leighton, JA, USA (brief)

Case Summary: GCM conviction of abusive sexual contact. Granted issue questions whether the military judge abused her discretion by permitting the unit's SHARP representative to testify that "when a person says 'no' it means stop, walk away."

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

Followed by:

United States v.	Robert S. Avery	No.19-0259/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(*audio -- mp3 wma)

Counsel for Appellant: CPT Steven J. Dray, JA, USA (brief)
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Counsel for Appellee:  CPT Marc J. Edmond, JA, USA (brief)    

Case Summary: GCM conviction of sexual assault of a child and communicating indecent language towards a child. Granted issue questions whether the specification of Charge II, alleging the communication of indecent language to a child in violation of Article 134, UCMJ, was preempted by Article 120b.

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