United States v. Politte

UNITED STATES, Appellee v. Michael J. POLITTE, Hospital Corpsman Second Class U.S. Navy, Appellant No. 05-0271 Crim. App. No. 200401261 United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Argued October 11, 2005 Decided March 21, 2006 GIERKE, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which EFFRON, J., joined. CRAWFORD, J., filed a separate opinion concurring in the result. ERDMANN, J., filed a dissent in which BAKER, J., joined. Counsel For Appellant: Lieutenant Aimee M. Cooper, JAGC, USN (argued); Captain Jeffrey S. Stephens, USMC (on brief). For Appellee: Major Wilbur Lee, USMC (argued);…