United States v. Lamer

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

Sergeant Larry L. Lamer is pending trial by general court-martial (Judge Reinecke presiding) for a charge of rape, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 920. The case was referred on September 23, 1989. Pursuant to a defense request, the military judge (appellant on this petition) ordered the Government to have certain stains on a blanket tested by a civilian laboratory to determine whether they constituted possible exculpatory evidence. The first test was to determine if the stains were of vaginal fluid. If so, the second test…