Taylor v. Garaffa

OLIVER, Senior Judge:

Petitioner has submitted a petition for extraordinary relief in the nature of a writ of mandamus. He contends that the Respondent military judge improperly denied his motion to limit the jurisdiction of his special court-martial to impose punishment. Since he allegedly committed the charged offense prior to 15 May 2002, he claims that Rule for Courts-Martial 201(f)(2)(B)(i), Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2000 ed.), as that rule existed prior to the 2002 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, as prescribed by Exec. Order No. 13262, 3 C.F.R.…