United States v. Holmes

DECISION

HODGSON, Chief Judge:

The Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500, is the basis for R.C.M. 914. This provision- requires the military judge to make available to the defense, after a witness has testified, any “statements” possessed by the prosecution that the witness has made. Its purpose is to allow the defense access to matters that may be used for impeachment. See United States v. Myers, 14 M.J. 935 (A.F.C.M.R.1982). The appellant, in a Motion for Appropriate Relief, sought to preclude a crucial government witness from testifying because a “statement" he made to law enforcement investigators…