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Docket
No.
ARMY
20090234
INTHE
UNITED
STATESARMY
COURT
OF
CRIMINALAPPEALS
UNITEDSTATES
Appell
ee
v.
First
Lieutenant
MICHAEL
C.
BEHENNA
U.S.
Army
Appellant
BRIEF
ON
BEHALFOFAPPELLANT
PAMELAPERILLO
Captain,
UnitedStatesArmy
Defense
Appellate
Division
901
NorthStuart
Street,
Suite
340
Arlington,
VA
2220
(703)
588-5291(703)
696-8100
Fax
JACK
B.
ZIMMERMANN,
Lead
TERRI
R.
ZIMMERMANN
KYLE
R.
SAMPSON
zf™»"n
Appellate
defense
Counsel
Hermann,
Lavine,
Zin^rmann
&Sampson,pc
(713)
552-0300
(713)
552-0746
Fax
Attorneys
forthe
Appellant
MICHAEL
C.
BEHENNA
L&s-
 
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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TABLE
OFCONTENTS
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TABLE
OFAUTHORITIESv
STATEMENT
OFTHE
CASE
i
STATEMENT
OFFACTS2
A.
CaseOverview2
B.
Pretrial3
C.
TheGovernment
Case
4
D.
TheDefenseCase7
E.
Dr.
MacDonell's
Departure
11
F.
TheCourt-MartialContinued12
G.
Instructions23
1.
Self-Defense
13
2.
Lesser
IncludedOffenses
14
H.
FinalArgument14
I.
Post-Findings15
ASSIGNMENTS
OF
ERROR
AND
ARGUMENT
19
ERROR
I
19
THEMILITARYJUDGEREVERSIBLYERREDBYDENYINGTHEMOTION
FORMISTRIAL,BASEDONTHETRIALCOUNSEL'SFAILURETO
DISCLOSEFAVORABLEINFORMATIONTOTHEDEFENSE.
ERROR
II
19
THEMILITARY
JUDGE
REVERSIBLY
ERRED
BY
DENYING
THEMOTION
FORNEW
TRIAL,
BASEDONTHETRIALCOUNSEL'SFAILURETO
DISCLOSEFAVORABLEINFORMATIONTOTHEDEFENSE.
 
Page
ERROR
III19
THE
TRIAL
COUNSEL
COMMITTEDREVERSIBLE
ERROR
BY
FAILING
TODISCLOSE
FAVORABLEINFORMATION
TOTHE
DEFENSE.
ERROR
IV2Q
THE
TRIAL
COUNSEL
COMMITTED
REVERSIBLE
ERROR
BY
MAKING
FALSE
ASSERTIONS
OF
MATERIAL
FACTAND
INTERJECTINGHERPERSONAL
OPINION
OF
THE
EVIDENCE
IN
CLOSING
FINAL
ARGUMENT.
ERROR
V
20
THE
MILITARY
JUDGEREVERSIBLYERRED
BY
GIVING
AN
IMPROPER
INSTRUCTIONLIMITING
1LT
BEHENNA'
S
RIGHT
TO
SELF-DEFENSE.
ERROR
VI2Q
THE
EVIDENCE
OF
UNPREMEDITATEDMURDER
IS
NOTFACTUALLY
SUFFICIENT.
ERROR
VII
2Q
THE
MILITARY
JUDGEREVERSIBLYERRED
BY
FAILING
TO
INSTRUCTTHEMEMBERS
SUASPONTE
ON
THE
LESSERINCLUDED
OFFENSE
OF
VOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER.
ARGUMENT
PERTINENT
TO
ERRORS
I,
II,
AND
III
(DISCOVERYVIOLATION)
20
A.
Standards
of
Review
2
0
B.
Basic
Principles
of
Law
Regarding
the
Prosecution'sDuty
to
Disclose
Favorable
Information
21
1.
Constitutional
Obligation
21
2.
Statutory
andProcedural
ObligationUnder
Military
Law
24
3.
Ethical
Obligation
28
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