United States v. Webb

Judge STUCKY delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force certified two issues to this Court under Article 67(a)(2), Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 867(a)(2) (2000). The certification asks this Court to determine whether, before authentication of the record, the military judge had authority to order a new trial for a discovery violation and whether the military judge abused her discretion exercising that authority in this case. We find that the military judge had the authority to order a new trial and that she did not abuse her…