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for the Armed Forces
450 E Street, Northwest Washington D.C. 20442-0001

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Allan L. Armstrong	No. 24-0002/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio -- mp3)

Counsel for Appellant: CPT Rachel Marie Rose, JA, USA (brief)
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Counsel for Appellee:  CPT Alex J. Berkun, JA, USA (brief)

Case Summary: GCM conviction for sexual assault. Granted issue questions whether the military judge's departure from impartiality deprived Appellant of his right to a fair trial.

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

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Rodney B. Harvey	No. 23-0239/NA
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio -- mp3)

Counsel for Appellant: LT Christopher B. Dempsey, JAGC, USN
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Counsel for Appellee: LCDR James P. Wu Zhu, JAGC, USN (brief)

Brief of Amicus Curiae -- James A. Young

Case Summary: GCM conviction for indecent exposure. Granted issue is did the lower Court erroneously interpret and apply the amended factual sufficiency standard under Article 66(d)(1)(b), UCMJ?

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

Followed by:

United States v.	Sean M. Swisher	No. 24-0011/MC
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio -- mp3)

Counsel for Appellant: S. Marshall Griffin, Jr. Esq. (brief) (reply brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  Maj Candace G. White, USMC (brief)

Case Summary: GCM conviction for sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, and using cocaine. Granted issue is did the lower Court err by applying the wrong legal standard to its sentence appropriateness analysis?

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