United States v. Guardado

CCA 20140014. On consideration of the petition for grant of review of the decision of the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals, it is ordered that said petition is hereby granted on the following issues:

I. WHETHER THE ARMY COURT INCORRECTLY FOUND THAT THE MILITARY JUDGE’S PANEL INSTRUCTIONS WERE HARMLESS ERROR IN LIGHT OF UNITED STATES v. HILLS.

II. WHETHER THE ARMY COURT INCORRECTLY RULED THAT AN OFFENSE DEFINED BY THE PRESIDENT CANNOT PREEMPT A GENERAL ARTICLE 134, UCMJ, OFFENSE, AND THAT PREEMPTION IS NOT JURISDICTIONAL IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.

Briefs will be filed under Rule 25 on Issue I only.