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United States v. Smith, 52 M.J. 377

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Military Justice Personnel: Military Judge: Qualifications and Appointment of

  1. while the military judge should be circumspect and refrain from injecting himself into the proceedings by propounding theories of his own for either party, Article 39(a)(4), UCMJ, and MRE 104(a) contemplate that the military judge determine the admissibility of evidence, which includes reasonable assessment of a party’s position in a particular case
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