CAAF releases opinion in Goodin

CAAF today released its opinion in United States v. Goodin, __ M.J. ___, No. 08-0355/AF (C.A.A.F. Jan. 21, 2009). Chief Judge Effron wrote for a unanimous court.

While CAAF granted review to examine the permissibility of admitting evidence of the accused's legal pornography use and sexual habits with his wife, CAAF chose not to resolve the granted issue. The court ruled instead that any error was harmless under the four-step prejudice test of United States v. Kerr, 51 M.J. 401(C.A.A.F. 1999). Accordingly, Goodin is unlikely to have any impact beyond the affirmance of the findings and sentence in SSgt Goodin's case.