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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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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Phillip E. Thompson, Jr.	No. 25-0254/AR
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio -- mp3)

Counsel for Appellant: CPT Andrew W. Moore, JA, USA (brief)
                                                 ------------------------- (reply brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  CPT Nicholas J. Schaffer, JA, USA (brief)

Case Summary: GCM conviction for involuntary manslaughter as an aider and abettor. Granted issue is: whether the special findings warrant reversal of Appellant's conviction for involuntary manslaughter.

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

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Steven G. Flores	No. 26-0005/NA
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio -- mp3)

Counsel for Appellant: Frank J. Spinner, Esq. (brief) (reply brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  LT Stephanie N. Fisher, JAGC, USN (brief)

Case Summary: GCM conviction for rape of a child. Granted issue is whether the military judge abused her discretion in failing to suppress Appellant's statements to law enforcement after he had invoked his right to counsel in violation of the sixth amendment and M.R.E. 305(c)(3).

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

Followed by:

United States v.	Kenneth P. Armour, II	No. 26-0116/AF
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio -- mp3)

Counsel for Appellant: Capt John M. Fredericks, USAF (supplement)
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Counsel for Appellee:  Maj Kate E. Lee, USAF (answer)

Case Summary: The Appellant petitioned this Court for a grant of review of the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals following an appeal under Article 62, Uniform Code of Military Justice. Granted issue is whether this Court should affirm the military judge's suppression ruling because information gained from multiple unlawful searches affected law enforcement agents' decision to seek a search authorization and the search authority's decision to grant it.

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

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

9:30 a.m.:

United States v.	Patrick A. Ford	No. 25-0143/AR
(Appellant)	(Appellee)	(audio -- mp3)

Counsel for Appellant: MAJ Vy T. Nguyen, JA, USA (brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  CPT Stephen R. Millwood, JA, USA (brief)

Case Summary: The Acting Judge Advocate General of the Army filed a certificate for review of Appellant's case pursuant to Art. 67(a)(2), UCMJ, asking the Court to address: (1) whether the Army Court erred in finding Appellant did not affirmatively waive multiplicity where counsel stated defense had no motions before entering unconditional guilty pleas; and (2) whether the Army Court erred in finding Appellant's convictions under Article 128b(1), UCMJ, multiplicious when the underlying "violent offenses" were assaults consummated by battery.

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

Followed by:

United States v.	Onetera G. Nelson	No. 26-0059/AF
(Appellee)	(Appellant)	(audio -- mp3)

Counsel for Appellant: Lt Col Luke D. Wilson, USAF (brief)
                                             ------------------------ (reply brief)
Counsel for Appellee:  Mary Ellen Payne, Esq. (brief)

Brief of Amicus Curiae -- National Institute of Military Justice

Case Summary: SPCM conviction for negligent dereliction of duty. Granted issue is whether the defense counsel's mere failure to object when the military trial judge does not execute his sua sponte duty to instruct on all reasonably raised defenses amounts to an affirmative waiver of the right to have a panel instructed on all reasonably raised defenses.

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