Oral Argument Audio Podcast

NMCCA: United States v. Nichol, No. 201800286


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Argued on October 3, 2019.


Case Summary:  A general court-martial consisting of members with enlisted  representation convicted Appellant, contrary to his pleas, of one  specification of forcible rape, in violation of Article 120(a)(1), UCMJ  (10 U.S.C. § 920 (2012)), two specifications of sexual assault, in  violation of Article 120(b)(1)(B), UCMJ (10 U.S.C. § 920), and one  specification of rape, in violation of Article 120(a)(5), UCMJ (10  U.S.C. § 920). The members sentenced Appellant to 25 years’ confinement,  reduction to paygrade E-1, total forfeitures, and a dishonorable  discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence as adjudged


Issues:

[I]. Did the military judge err in admitting over Defense objection AOAN  D.B.’s out-of-court statement pursuant to Military Rule of Evidence  801(d)(1)(B)(i) and (ii)?

[II]. Did the Appellant waive objection on appeal to the military judge’s admission of Ms. D.R.’s out-of-court statement?


Note: Audio remixed from stereo to mono and post-processed for this podcast with a dynamic normalizer filter.

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