Legal Opinion
United States v. Mazza
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Decided July 15, 2009No. 09-0032/NAPublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge STUCKY
delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted review in this case to determine whether the Appellant’s civilian defense counsel (CDC) was ineffective by: (1) soliciting human lie detector testimony; (2) failing to object to admission of the victim’s videotaped interview; and (3) permitting the videotape to be viewed during deliberations. We find that the CDC was not ineffective, and affirm the decision of the United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA).
I. Background
Appellant was a boatswain’s mate second class (E-5) at the time of his offenses. He was…
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