Legal Opinion

United States v. James

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided June 20, 2006No. 05-0374/AFPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge GIERKE

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Here we unanimously decide a question that was left unresolved in United States v. Wright, 1 namely whether there is a temporal limitation on the admissibility of specific uncharged sexual misconduct. 2 More specifically, in the present case we address whether Military Rule of Evidence (M.R.E.) 414 authorizes admission of Appellant’s child molestation offenses committed after the charged offenses of child molestation. We conclude that the propensity evidence addressed in M.R.E. 414 is admissible for offenses committed both before and after…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. United States v. Timothy Moses JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. GuardiaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2000
  5. United States v. Larry Duane SiouxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. United States v. HillsCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2016
  2. United States v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2013
  3. United States v. EdigerCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2010
  4. United States v. BareUnited States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals · 2006
  5. United States v. CustisCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2007

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