IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
L.C. ) Midshipman ) U.S. Navy )
Appellant,
) PROPOSED BRIEF OF
AMICUS CURIAE
) PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS IN SUPPORT v. ) OF APPELLANT L.C.’s PETITION ) FOR EXTRAORDINARY RELIEF Daniel J. Daugherty ) Colonel ) U.S.M.C. ) (in his official capacity ) Crim.App. Misc. Dkt. No. as Military Judge) ) 201400044
Appellee,
) ) USCAAF Misc. Dkt. No. & ) 14-8010/NA ) ) Joshua L. Tate ) Dated 13 February 2014 Midshipman ) U.S. Navy )
Real Party In Interest.
) )
PROPOSED BRIEF OF
AMICUS CURIAE
PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS
Jonathan D. Herbst, Esq.*
Attorney for Amicus Curiae
Protect Our Defenders
Margolis Edelstein The Curtis Center 170 S. Independence Mall W., Suite 400E Philadelphia, PA 19106-3337 jherbst@margolisedelstein.comPhone: (215) 922.1100 * Application for Admission to Practice before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces will be submitted in accordance with Rule 38(b).
INDEX OF BRIEF
WHY THIS HONORABLE COURT SHOULD ACCEPT THIS CASE FOR REVIEW. .................................................. 4
THIS HONORABLE COURT HAS NEVER PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON THE “CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED” EXCEPTION TO THE PSYCHOTHERAPIST-PATIENT PRIVILEGE. .................... 4
THIS HONORABLE COURT HAS A DUTY TO INFORMSEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS OF THEIR PRIVILEGE RIGHTS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS AS TO WHETHER TO SEEK NEEDED COUNSELING OR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE PROCESS. .......... 6
AMENDMENT CONFRONTATION RIGHT IS A TRIAL RIGHT AND NOT A RIGHT TO DISCOVERY. ............................ 10
RIGHTS DO NOT APPLY TO EVIDENCE THAT IS NOT IN THE POSSESSION, CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT. ........................... 11
WHY THIS COURT’S DECISION ON PSYCHOTHERAPY PRIVILEGE WILL APPLY TO ALL OTHER MILITARY PRIVILEGES. ............ 18
WHY THE PSYCHOTHERAPIST PRIVILEGE IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED. .............................................. 20
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