United States v. Solis ( 2015 )


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  •            UNITED STATES AIR FORCE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
    U N I T E D S T A T E S,                    )                ACM S32160
    Appellee                 )
    )
    v.                             )
    )                ORDER
    Senior Airman (E-4)                         )
    LUIS A. SOLIS,                              )
    USAF,                                       )
    Appellant             )                Panel No. 2
    Having reviewed the briefs of the parties pertaining to the second allegation of
    error, the Court believes oral argument on this issue would be helpful. Specifically, the
    Court desires that the parties address the following issue:
    I.     WHETHER THE RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC TESTING
    ADMITTED AS A BUSINESS RECORD UNDER MILITARY
    RULE OF EVIDENCE 803(6) FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE
    OF CORROBORATING AN ACCUSED’S CONFESSION
    UNDER MILITARY RULE OF EVIDENCE 304(g) MUST
    COMPLY WITH THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE
    REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO EVIDENCE SUBMITTED
    ON THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE OF WRONGFUL
    INVOLVEMENT WITH DRUGS, AND, IF SO, WHETHER THE
    ADMISSION OF THE TEST RESULTS IN THIS CASE
    COMPLIED WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS. WILLIAMS v.
    ILLINOIS, 
    132 S. Ct. 2221
     (2012); BULLCOMING v. NEW
    MEXICO, 
    131 S. Ct. 2705
     (2011); MELENDEZ-DIAZ v.
    WASHINGTON, 
    129 S. Ct. 2527
     (2009); DAVIS v.
    WASHINGTON, 
    126 S. Ct. 2266
     (2006); CRAWFORD v.
    WASHINGTON, 
    124 S. Ct. 1354
     (2004); UNITED STATES v.
    TEARMAN, 
    72 M.J. 54
     (C.A.A.F. 2013); UNITED STATES v.
    BLAZIER, 
    69 M.J. 218
     (C.A.A.F. 2010); UNITED STATES v.
    GRANT, 
    56 M.J. 410
     (C.A.A.F. 2002); UNITED STATES v.
    KELLY, 
    45 M.J. 259
     (C.A.A.F. 1996).
    Accordingly, it is by the Court on this 21st day of January 2015,
    ORDERED:
    Oral argument is hereby directed to take place at 1205 hours on Friday, the 23rd
    day of February 2015, at The George Washington University Law Center, located at 2000
    H Street NW, Washington, DC 20052.
    FOR THE COURT
    LAQUITTA J. SMITH
    Appellate Paralegal Specialist