United States v. Gittens

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

Senior Airman Roberto Gittens stands convicted of attempted rape.1 We granted re*329view of an issue involving a claim that the military judge failed, sua sponte, to give an accomplice instruction regarding three prosecution witnesses. In appellant’s view, these witnesses were culpably involved in any offenses that may have been committed. The remaining granted issue concerns appellant’s contention that the military judge improperly allowed the victim’s sister to testify as a rebuttal witness. Up to that point in the proceedings, she had been in attendance at the…