United States v. Briggs

Opinion of the Court

COX, Chief Judge:

Appellant challenges his convictions,1 alleging that Article 46, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 846, and Brady v. Maryland,2 entitled him to receive all of his rape victim’s medical records prior to her cross-examination.3

First, Briggs’ defense counsel orally requested copies of all the victim’s medical records, including any mental-health records. In response, the Government produced cop*144ies of the few pages of medical entries directly related to the charged incident. Immediately following receipt of these limited entries, the defense made…