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U.S. v. Nourse, 55 M.J. 229

Decided Jul 17, 2001 · No. 01-0020/MC · 2001 Term · Opinion (PDF)

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Trial Stages: Sentence and Punishment: Evidence

  1. when uncharged misconduct is part of a continuous course of conduct involving similar crimes and the same victims, it is encompassed with the language “directly relating to or resulting from the offenses of which the accused has been found guilty” under RCM 1001(b)(4)
  2. evidence regarding uncharged larcenies from the same victim was admissible as an aggravating circumstance under RCM 1001(b)(4) because it directly related to the charged offenses as part of a continuing scheme to steal from the same victim and showed the full impact of appellant’s crimes on that victim
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