Legal Opinion

United States v. Hill

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Decided September 30, 1996No. 95-1136; Crim.App. No. 1026PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge: *

This appeal presents a comprehensive challenge to the practice of court-martial members asking questions of witnesses diming trial, at least to the extent that the quantity and quality of the questions in the current case allegedly reflect a lack of impartiality. See generally United States v. Dotson, 21 USCMA 79, 44 CMR 133 (1971). Appellant alleges that the military judge in this case failed to properly circumscribe the range of the members’ exercise of that practice. Finally, appellant claims that the military judge abused her discretion in denying the defense’s…

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  4. United States v. Gary BushCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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