Legal Opinion
United States v. Abdirahman
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
Decided May 19, 2008No. NMCCA 200401082PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUBLISHED OPINION OF THE COURT
O’TOOLE, Chief Judge:
This case is before the court for en banc reconsideration. In the court’s earlier, unpublished decision, a divided panel set aside the findings and the sentence, holding that the trial counsel’s closing argument impermissibly commented on the appellant’s Fifth Amendment right not to testify and that the military judge’s curative instruction was insufficient. United States v. Abdirahman, No. 200401082, 2006 WL 4573012, 2006 CCA Lexis 289 (16 Nov. 2006).
A general court-martial composed of enlisted and officer members convicted the appellant,…
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