[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18724-18725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10526]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; Proposed Rule Changes

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Changes to the Rules of Practice and 
Procedure of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the following proposed changes 
(underlined) to the Rules of Practice and Procedure, United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for public notice and comment:
Rule 24. Form and Content, Page Limitations, Style, and Classified 
Information
    (a) Form and content. All briefs will be legible and will be 
substantially as follows:
In the United States Court of Appeals For the Armed Forces
    UNITED STATES, (Appellee), (Appellant), (Respondent), v. 
__________________,
(Full typed name, rank, service & service no. of accused) (Appellant), 
(Appellee), (Petitioner)
Brief on Behalf of (Appellant, Appellee, Etc.)
Crim. App. No. __________
USCA Dkt. No. __________
Index of Brief

[See Rule 24(c)(2)]

Table of Cases, Statutes, and Other Authorities Issue(s) Presented
    [Set forth, in a concise statement, each issue granted review by 
the Court, raised in the certificate for review or mandatory review 
case, or presented in the petition for extraordinary relief, writ 
appeal petition, or petition for new trial.]
Statement of the Case
    [Set forth a concise chronology including the results of the 
accused's trial, action by the covening authority, the officer 
exercising general court-martial jurisdiction (if any), and the Court 
of Criminal Appeals as well as other pertinent information regarding 
the proceedings, including, where applicable, the date the petition for 
review was granted.]
Statement of Facts
    [Set forth a concise statement of the facts of the case material to 
the issue or issues presented, including specific page references to 
each relevant portion of the record of trial. Answers may adopt 
appellant's or petitioners' statement of facts if there is no dispute, 
may state additional facts, or, if there is a dispute, may restate the 
facts as they appear from appellee's or respondent's viewpoint. The 
repetition of uncontroverted matters is not desired.]
Summary of Argument
    [Each brief and answer shall contain a summary of argument, 
suitably paragraphed to correspond to each issue presented. The summary 
should be a succinct, but accurate and clear condensation of the 
arguments made in the body of the brief.]
Argument
    [Discuss briefly the point of law presented, citing and quoting 
such authorities as are deemed pertinent. The argument must also 
include for each issue presented a statement of the applicable standard 
of review. The standard of review may appear in the discussion of each 
issue or under a separate heading.]
Conclusion
    [State the relief sought as to each issue presented, for example, 
reversal of the Court of Criminal Appeals decision and dismissal of the 
charges, grant of a new trial, the extraordinary relief sought, etc. No 
particular form of language is required, so long as the brief concludes 
with a clear prayer for specific Court action.]
Appendix
    [The brief of the appellant or petitioner shall include an appendix 
containing a copy of the Court of Criminal Appeals decision, 
unpublished opinions cited in the brief, and relevant extracts of rules 
and regulations. The appellee or respondent shall similarly file an 
appendix containing a copy of any additional unpublished opinions and 
relevant extracts of rules and regulations cited in the answer.]

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(Signature of counsel)

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(Address of counsel)

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(Telephone no. of counsel)
CERTIFICATE OF FILING AND SERVICE
    I certify that a copy of the foregoing was [mailed] [delivered] to 
the Court and [mailed] [delivered] to (enter name of each counsel of 
record) on

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(date)

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DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received by June 28, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Forward written comments to Thomas F. Granahan, Clerk of 
Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 450 E. 
Street, Northwest, Washington, DC 20442-001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas F. Granahan, Clerk of Court, telephone (202) 761-1448 (x600)

    Dated: April 23, 1996.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-10526 Filed 4-26-96; 8:45 am]
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