American Military Justice from the Revolution to the UCMJ: The Hard Journey from Command Authority to Due Process
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Authors
Bryant, Michael
Issue Date
2013
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4
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1
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Journal Article
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Second Lieutenant Sidney Shapiro was sure the government witnesses could not identify his client as the would-be rapist. Shapiro, an army officer, had been appointed during World War II to defend a soldier charged in a general court-martial with assault and intent to commit rape. In any criminal accusation—especially one as serious as sexual assault—the victim’s ability correctly to identify the accused was central to the prosecution’s case. Shapiro doubted the ability of the victim to make this crucial identification of his client as the attacker.
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Creighton University School of Law
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