United States v. Roberts

PUBLISHED OPINION OF THE COURT

BRUBAKER, Chief Judge:

The United States petitions this court for extraordinary relief in the nature of a writ of mandamus. It seeks relief from a lower court ruling finding evidence of general military character admissible, directly at odds with the recently-amended Military Rule of Evidenoe 404, Manual FOR Courts-Martial, United States (2012 ed.). We find the Government has met its burden to demonstrate that extraordinary relief is warranted and thus grant the writ.

Background,

On 14 January 2016, Lieutenant (LT) Roberts, the Real Party in Interest, was arraigned…