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U.S. v. Joel L. Kain, II

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces2012-02-22No. No. 12-0034/AR
71 M.J. 162

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CCA 20100490. Review granted on the following issue:

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO ALLEGE AN ARTICLE 134 TERMINAL ELEMENT, THE CHARGE FAILS TO STATE AN OFFENSE UNLESS THE TERMINAL ELEMENT CAN BE “NECESSARILY IMPLIED” FROM THE LANGUAGE OF THE SPECIFICATION. THE MISSING TERMINAL ELEMENTS FROM SPECIFICATIONS 1 AND 2 OF CHARGE II CANNOT BE NECESSARILY IMPLIED FROM THE TEXT. ARE THE CHARGES FATALLY DEFECTIVE? No briefs will be filed under Rule 25.