Legal Opinion
United States v. Landes
U S Air Force Court of Military Review
Decided March 27, 1984No. ACM 24175PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
HODGSON, Chief Judge:
Appellate defense counsel invite this Court to create a “parent-child privilege” by holding that the trial judge erred in allowing the accused’s daughter to testify she saw her mother use and possess marijuana.1 Appellate counsel acknowledge *1093there was no objection at trial to the child’s testimony, but urge that the issue is of such paramount importance, i.e., preserving the sanctity of the family unit, that the doctrine of waiver should not be invoked. Mil.R.Evid. 103(a)(1).
The function of an appellate court is to review justiciable issues, and while we may be…
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- United States v. KingU S Air Force Court of Military Review · 1984