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U.S. v. John C. Riesbeck

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces2017-04-28No. No. 17-0208/CG
76 M.J. 269

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CCA 1374, On consideration of the petition for grant of review of the decision of the United States Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals, it is ordered that said petition is hereby granted on the following issues specified by the Court: I. WHETHER THE MEMBERS OF APPELLANT’S COURT-MARTIAL PANEL WERE PROPERLY SELECTED.

II. WHETHER APPELLANT WAS DEPRIVED OF A FAIR TRIAL, OR THE APPEARANCE OF A FAIR TRIAL, WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE PANEL MEMBERS WERE FORMER VICTIM ADVOCATES AND THE MILITARY JUDGE DENIED A CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE AGAINST ONE OF THEM. Briefs will be filed under Rule 25.