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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Norman L. Clark, Sr.	No. 19-0411/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(*audio -- mp3 wma)

Counsel for Appellant: LTC Christopher D. Carrier, JA. USA (brief)
                                            ----------------------------------- (reply brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  MAJ Jonathan S. Reiner, JA, USA (brief)    

Case Summary: GCM conviction sexual abuse of a child, rape of a child, and making a false official statement. Granted issues question: (1) did the military judge err in applying R.C.M. 914? (2) If the military judge erred, under what standard should this Court assess prejudice? (3) was there prejudice under the applicable standard of review?

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

Followed by:

United States v.	Gerald R. Carter, Jr.	No. 19-0382/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(*audio -- mp3 wma)

Counsel for Appellant: CPT Alexander N. Hess, JA, USA (brief)
                                            ------------------------------- (reply brief) Counsel for Appellee:  CPT Karey B. Marren, JA, USA (brief)    

Case Summary: GCM conviction of sexual abuse of a child, extortion, and possession of child pornography. Granted issues question: (1) whether trial defense counsel were ineffective for failing to introduce exculpatory evidence in their possession (2) whether the military judge abused his discretion by failing to order a mistrial for the charges and specifications (3) whether the military judge committed plain error by admitting evidence of historical cell-site location information. See Carpenter v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 2206 (2018).

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