[Girlene]

"It is a dark time for justice...." LOL. Great ping, Red.

However, lawyers familiar with the case opined that the government has claimed that the military judge erred when he shifted the burden of proof from the defense to the government to prove that unlawful command influence was not a factor in deciding to prosecute the career Marine from Rangely, Colorado.

Hmmmmmm, the basis for the prosecutors' appeal is that it was the defense atty's job to prove there WAS unlawful command influence? Regardless of whose "job" it was to prove UCI, the judge found the appearance of, or actual UCI existed. It would be impossible for the judge to turn a blind eye at this point to UCI in his courtroom. I'm not sure how this appeal would get the dismissal for UCI reversed.

[gardencatz]

I wonder if “lawyers familiar with the case” is code for Gary Solis.

Cindie