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This Just In: United States v. Nelson
C.A.A.F. held that defense counsel's affirmative "no objection" to the findings instructions waived any claim that the judge failed to instruct on a reasonably raised defense.
Military Judges
A ten-part series and more on military judges: how they're selected, judicial ethics, handling a hot bench, disqualification and bias, and the judges who shaped Jocelyn Stewart's career.
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S4 H3: OpenAI CEO Dismissal
Military defense attorney Jocelyn Stewart looks at the federal court ruling that dismissed, with prejudice, the civil lawsuit Ann Altman filed against her brother,
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S3 E18: Losses, Part 1
In this episode, Jocelyn dives into a case she lost in the spring of 2018. She hopes by digging into the details that she
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S3 E16: 2025 CAAF Year in Review, Part 6 of 7
Some more "doom and gloom" out of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces... in the wake of the Military Justice
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S3 E15: 2025 CAAF Year in Review, Part 5 of 7
Giddy up - in the midst of "nerding" out on appellate cases, Jocelyn shares stories of judges gone rogue in her own practice,
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S3 E14: 2025 CAAF Year in Review, Part 4 of 7
In this episode, it isn't all doom and gloom... but there is a huge dark spot that will have reverberating impacts on
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S3 E12: 2025 CAAF Year in Review, Part 2 of 7
Jocelyn revisits two Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces cases about bias from members and even one military judge. What went wrong, and
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S2 E47: Rule 301: Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, Part 2
Jocelyn finishes up the discussion about Rule 301 and sheds light on the necessity of thinking about 12 steps ahead when a witness who
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S2 E44: Deep Dive (TWSS), Part 2
Part 2 of a three-part series on the only Military Training Leader case post-Lackland AFB scandal. Welcome to the deep dive of
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S2 E42: Military Rules of Evidence, 200 Series
Jocelyn covers requests for judicial notice, both in adjudicative facts and for domestic/international laws with real case scenarios. Find out what you'
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S2 E41: Military Rules of Evidence, 100 Series, Part 2
Jocelyn finishes discussion and explanation of rules 104, 105 and 106 with case example details, including an especially fiery exchange with a military judge
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S2 E40: Military Rules of Evidence, 100 Series, Part 1
Jocelyn talks the foundations of the military rules of evidence and gives three real life case examples where these rules were in play, helping
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